Pies And Tarts Recipes - Pecan Tart

Ingredients

• 3 eggs

• pinch of salt

• 200g/generous 1 cup dark brown sugar

• 120ml/1/2 cup golden syrup

• 30ml/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

• 75g/6 tbsp butter, melted

• 150g/ 1 1/4 cups chopped pecan nuts

• 50g/1/2 cup pecan nut halves

FOR THE PASTRY

• 175g/1 1/2 cup plain flour

• 15ml/1 tbsp caster sugar

• 5ml/1 tsp baking powder

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 75g/6 tbsp cold unsalted butter, cut in pieces

• 1 egg yolk

• 45-60ml/3-4 tbsp whipping cream

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Method:

1. For the pastry, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the butter and rub in until the mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs.

2. Blend the egg yolk and whipping cream, then stir into the flour mixture.

3. Form the pastry into a ball, then roll out and use to line a I 23cm/9in pie dish. Flute the edge and chill for 20 minutes.

4. Preheat a baking sheet in the oven at 200'C/400"F/Gas 6. Lightly whisk the eggs and salt. Mix in the sugar, syrup, lemon juice and butter. Stir in the chopped nuts.

5. Pour into the pastry case and arrange the pecan nut halves in concentric circles on top.

6. Bake on the baking sheet for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 160'C/325"F /Gas 3 and bake for 25 minutes more.