Mom Vander Horst Pecan Tarts

Makes 12 Tarts

Crust:

2 cups flour

2/3 cup shorting

6 TBS ice water

Directions: cut shorting into flour until size of small peas.  Gradually add ice water and form into a ball then roll out on to a floured surface ntil 1/8 inch thick. cut into rounds with a glass or cookie cutter big enough to fit into regular size muffin tin.  Fit rounts into tin.

 

Filling:

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup white sugar

1/2 tsp flour

1 egg

1 TBS milk

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/4 cup melted butter

1/2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup grapenuts cerial

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 deg

Mix all ingredients together and spoon into muffin cups about 2/3 full.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes 

remove and on cooling rack