Chocolate Pecan Tarts With Bourbon Food

FAVORITE CHOCOLATE-BOURBON PECAN TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 12-in. circle. Press onto bottom and up sides of an ungreased 11-in. tart pan with removable bottom. Sprinkle with chocolate chips., Beat eggs, corn syrup, sugar, butter, bourbon and salt. Stir in pecans. Pour over chocolate chips. Bake until center is just set and crust is golden brown, 30-35 minutes. , Cool on a wire rack. Cut into slices. Serve with caramel topping.

BOURBON CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate until easy to handle, about 1 hour., Preheat oven to 325°. On a floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge., Beat first seven filling ingredients until blended. Stir in 1 cup pecans and 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Pour filling into crust; sprinkle with remaining pecans and chocolate chips. Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is puffed, 50-60 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.

CHOCOLATE-PECAN TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in center. On a lightly floured surface, roll out pie dough to a 12-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick. Wrap dough around rolling pin, and unwrap over a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Press dough into bottom and up sides of pan; trim edge of dough.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, light corn syrup, 4 teaspoons melted butter, and the vanilla. Scatter chocolate evenly over tart shell. Pour filling over chocolate. Arrange pecans on top, as desired. Dot with 2 teaspoons chilled butter.
• Place tart pan on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until filling is set, 45 to 60 minutes. If pecans are browning too quickly, tent pan with foil. Remove from oven; while still hot, drizzle with bourbon, if desired. Let tart cool completely before serving.

CHOCOLATE PECAN TART

Steps:

• To make the crust:
• Place the flour, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor and pulse two or three times to combine. Add the butter and continue pulsing until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the water by drizzling about 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing after each drizzle. Stop once the dough begins to come together.
• Transfer the dough to a board and use the heel of your hand or a pastry scraper to press it together. Pat into a disk approximately 6 inches in diameter, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
• On a lightly floured board, roll out the dough to a 13 to 14-inch circle, flouring the dough and board as necessary to keep it from sticking. Roll up the dough around the rolling pin and unroll it into the tart pan. Gently lift the edges to ease the dough into the corners of the pan, then push the dough down gently to be certain the dough around the sides is 1/4 inch thick. Use a paring knife to cut excess dough from the rim of the pan. If necessary, pat a bit of the dough trimmings into any thin spots. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 375degreesF. Place the tart pan on a baking sheet.
• Prick the bottom of the crust with a fork, line with aluminum foil or parchment paper, and fill with pie weights or dry beans. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove the parchment and weights, and continue to bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the crust is golden. Sprinkle the chopped chocolate evenly over the bottom of the crust and bake for an additional minute, just to melt the chocolate. Remove from the oven and use the back of a spoon or a small offset spatula to spread the chocolate in an even layer. Let cool on a rack while you prepare the filling. Raise the oven temperature to 400degreesF.
• To make the filling:
• In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar and water and stir over medium-low heat until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat to medium-high and cook, without stirring, swirling the pan so the caramel colors evenly. If sugar crystals form on the sides of the pan, brush with a wet pastry brush. Test the color of the caramel by drizzling a few drops onto a white plate. When the color is medium to dark amber, remove from the heat. Slowly and carefully - it will bubble up - add the cream.
• Return the caramel to medium heat and cook for 3 minutes to thicken slightly, reducing the heat to medium-low if the caramel bubbles too much. Remove from the heat and cool for 15 minutes.
• Place the tart shell on a baking sheet.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the vanilla, egg, and yolk. Slowly whisk into the caramel. Stir in the melted butter, followed by the nuts and nibs, if using. Pour the filling into the prepared tart shell. The filling will come to the top of the shell. (If the crust has shrunk during baking, it may not hold all the filling.)
• Bake the tart for 15 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 375degreesF and bake for an additional 15 minutes, or until the filling is set.
• Let cool on a rack for about 10 minutes. While still warm, move the tart in the pan to loosen the edges where the caramel has stuck, but keep it in the pan.
• Let cool completely before removing the tart ring.
• Serve each wedge of tart with a dollop of the cocoa whipped cream.
• Cocoa Whipped Cream:
• Place the cream in a chilled metal bowl or mixer bowl. With a whisk, or the whisk attachment, whip the cream until slightly frothy. Combine the sugar with the cocoa powder. Sprinkle into the cream and continue to whip until soft peaks form. Use immediately, or refrigerate for up to 1 hour.

CHOCOLATE-PECAN TARTS WITH BOURBON

Steps:

• For the pastry; in a bowl beat the cream cheese with butter at medium speed until smooth; add in flour then beat at low speed until a soft dough forms.
• Divide the pastry into 6 portions.
• Shape each into a ball.
• Press firmly into six (4-1/2 inch) tart pans.
• Sprinkle the chocolate chips over each pastry, then chill for 30 minutes.
• For the filling; in a large bowl beat eggs with white sugar, brown sugar, flour, corn syrup, melted butter, bourbon and vanilla until well blended using an electric mixer at medium speed.
• Pour into the chilled tart shells halfway full (you will have filling left).
• Arrange the pecan halves over the filling.
• Drizzle with remaining filling.
• Place the tarts on a baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 45-50 minutes or until the filling is set.
• Cool and top with whipped cream.

BOURBON PECAN TARTS

Steps:

• Make crust:
• Put a baking sheet on middle rack of oven and preheat to 375°F. Mix crust ingredients in mixer at low speed until a dough forms, 5 to 7 minutes. Press 1/3 cup dough onto bottom and up side of each tart pan, making sides slightly thicker. Chill.
• Make filling:
• Whisk together eggs, sugar, butter, corn syrups, bourbon, vanilla, and salt.
• Divide pecans among tarts, then add filling. Bake on hot baking sheet in oven until filling is just set and crust is golden-brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool on racks completely before removing sides of pans.

CHOCOLATE AND PECAN TARTLETS

Steps:

• Mix softened butter and cream cheese in a bowl until smooth. Blend in flour, a bit at a time, confectioners' sugar and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Form dough into a disk. Cover in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 3 hours. Heat oven to 325°F. Divide dough into 24 balls; press into two 12-cup mini muffin tins, pushing dough up over edges. Refrigerate. Mix brown sugar, chocolate, egg, melted butter, vanilla and remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt in a bowl until combined. Divide half the pecans among muffin cups; top with brown sugar mixture; sprinkle remaining pecans on top. Bake 20 minutes or until dough is lightly golden around edges. Let sit 5 minutes. Run tip of knife around cup edges to loosen. Remove when cool enough to handle; transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE BOURBON PECAN TARTS

Steps:

• 1. Remove pie dough from fridge. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. In a large sauce pan, melt butter. Add in sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add in syrup, cream, and vanilla. Once combined, remove from heat and stir in bourbon and pecans.
• 3. Once pie dough is close to room temperature, prepare a floured surface. Place dough in center and begin to roll out dough. Have additional flour close by in case you need to add more. Once rolled out, use a cookie cutter to make the shape for the tart shells.
• 4. Spray muffin pan with pam, then push dough into each muffin hole to form the shape for the tarts. Make sure the press the dough up against the sides.
• 5. When dough is ready, pour filling into the tarts. I would say fill tart shell about 3/4 the way full. Sprinkle chocolate chips into each tart. Unless you want the chocolate melted in, then add the chips when you add the syrup, cream, and vanilla.
• 6. Bake for about 35 to 40 minutes. Remove tarts from muffin tin once cool. Store in an air tight container.

CHOCOLATE PECAN PIES WITH BOURBON VANILLA SAUCE

Steps:

• MAKE COCOA SUGAR DOUGH:.
• Sift flour and cocoa powder onto a piece of waxed paper and set aside.
• Place butter and sugar in bowl; beat with mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Beat in egg yolk and vanilla.
• Add sifted ingredients to butter mixture and beat just until combined.
• Do not overwork.
• Divide the dough into ten small disks on a generously floured work surface.
• Stack the disks of dough, placing a piece of waxed paper between each.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Place each disc in between two sheets of waxed paper and roll to about 1/8-inch thick; place dough in tart pans.
• Set aside.
• MAKE PIE FILLING::.
• Preheat oven to 350°F and position rack in center of oven.
• Heat corn syrup, sugar, cocoa powder and butter in a heavy bottomed saucepan.
• Beat eggs in bowl with a whisk.
• Slowly pour corn syrup mixture into eggs, whisking constantly until well combined.
• Whisk in bourbon.
• Divide chopped pecans and chopped chocolate among pastry-filled tart pans.
• Divide filling among tart pans, filling each about three-fourths full.
• Bake for 12 minutes or until set.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Refrigerate until serving time.
• MAKE CANDIED PECANS:.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Heat water and sugar in small saucepan to a boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Reserve 1/3 cup.
• *Remaining syrup can be saved for another use, such as sweetening drinks.
• Spread pecans in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Bake for about 5 minutes.
• Drizzle one-half syrup (about 3 tablespoons) over nuts and toss to coat.
• Bake for 7 minutes more or until syrup begins to crystallize.
• Drizzle with remaining syrup and toss again.
• Bake for 5 minutes more.
• MAKE BOURBON BANILLA SAUCE:.
• Heat 1 cup cream, milk, vanilla bean and 1/4 cup sugar in medium saucepan to a simmer, stirring constantly.
• Beat remaining sugar with egg yolks in bowl with a whisk.
• Carefully pour one-third milk mixture into eggs, whisking constantly.
• Return the egg mixture to pan; Cook over low heat until sauce has thickened enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
• Stir in bourbon.
• Remove from heat and strain into a bowl through a fine sieve.
• Chill in an ice bath and add remaining cream when cool.
• TO SERVE:.
• Spoon some bourbon vanilla sauce on plate.
• Sprinkle with some candied pecans & raspberries.
• Remove tarts from pans and place on sauce mixture.

CHOCOLATE BOURBON PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees F).
• In a small saucepan combine sugar, corn syrup, and butter or margarine. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until butter or margarine melts and sugar dissolves. Cool slightly.
• In a large bowl combine eggs, bourbon, vanilla, and salt. Mix well. Slowly pour sugar mixture into egg mixture, whisking constantly. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans. Pour mixture into pie shell.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until set and golden. May be served warm or chilled.