Kentucky Racehorse Tart
CRUST
1 cups flour
Dash of salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2cup solid vegetable shortening
1/3cup ice water
1 egg yolk
FILLING
1/2 cup flour
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 stick butter, melted
1/2 cup pecans
1 cup chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Good Kentucky Bourbon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
TO MAKE THE CRUST
Mix flour, salt and sugar. Cut in the shortening with a pastry
cutter until it reaches the crumb stage. Beat the egg yolk
with ice water and add it to the mixture one tablespoon at a
time. Press the crust into miniature muffin pans.
Mix the flour and sugar and add the eggs and melted butter.
Add pecans, chocolate chips and vanilla extract. Pour into
shells and bake for 20 minutes. Brush the tarts with bourbon
while still hot
