Description
Miniature Pecan Pie Bites deliver Southern charm in compact, irresistible morsels packed with rich nutty flavor. Crisp pastry crusts embrace sweet caramel-like filling, promising delightful moments of indulgence you’ll savor with pure pleasure.
Ingredients
Scale
Crust:
- 1 ¼ cups (157 grams) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 2 tablespoons (25 grams) granulated sugar
- 23 tablespoons (341 milliliters) ice water
Filling:
- ½ cup (110 grams) brown sugar
- ½ cup (120 milliliters) light corn syrup
- 1 cup (100 grams) chopped pecans
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons (28 grams) unsalted butter, melted
Seasonings:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Blitz flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor until uniformly combined, creating a fine dry mixture.
- Introduce cold butter cubes into the processor and pulse rapidly, breaking down the butter into tiny fragments that resemble grainy sand-like texture.
- Stream ice water incrementally while continuing to pulse, allowing the dough to gradually bind and transform into a cohesive mass that pulls away from processor sides.
- Gently shape the freshly mixed dough into a compact, smooth disk using light hand pressure.
- Encase the dough disk completely in transparent plastic wrap, sealing edges to prevent moisture loss.
- Chill the wrapped dough in refrigerator for minimum 30 minutes, allowing gluten to relax and butter to firm, which ensures a flakier pastry texture.
Notes
- Chill butter thoroughly before cutting into cubes to ensure a flaky, tender pastry crust that crumbles perfectly when baked.
- Use the pulse function on your food processor carefully to avoid overworking the dough, which can make the crust tough and dense.
- When adding ice water, add just enough to help the dough bind without becoming too wet, preserving the delicate texture of the pie bites.
- Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator to relax the gluten, preventing shrinkage during baking and creating a more stable crust.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 186
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 56 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 23 mg