Patrick Clarks Pecan Banana Tart Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Brush bottoms and sides of crusts with egg yolk. Place on baking sheet. Bake at 325°F for 3 minutes.2. In medium bowl combine eggs, sugar, corn syrup, margarine or butter and vanilla.3. Place pecan halves in crusts. Pour egg mixture over top. Bake on baking sheet at 325°F for 25 to 30 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 1 hour.4. Refrigerate until serving time. Garnish as desired. Store in refrigerator.

Steps:

• In a large bowl stir together flour, the 1 tablespoon sugar, nutmeg, and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in the 1/2 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, just until dough starts to form. Knead gently for four to five strokes. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour or until dough is easy to handle.
• On a lightly floured surface roll dough into a 12-inch circle. Transfer pastry to a 10-inch tart pan. Press pastry into fluted side of pan trim pastry even with rim. Freeze for 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Prick bottom and side of pastry with a fork. Line pastry with double thickness of Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil. Place on a baking sheet. Bake about 15 minutes or until pastry is set. Remove the aluminum foil. Bake about 10 minutes more or until pastry is light golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
• Place sliced banana in baked pastry shell. Top with pecans. In a small bowl combine eggs, the 1/2 cup sugar, melted butter, and vanilla. Carefully pour over banana and pecans.
• Bake about 30 minutes or until filling is set and slightly puffed. Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes. If desired, drizzle with caramel topping and serve with ice cream.