Best Butterscotch Pecan Tart With Scotch Spiked Whipped Cream Recipes

BUTTERSCOTCH TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly butter a flan pan.
• For the pastry: Sift the flour into a large bowl and add the butter.
• With your fingers rub the butter and flour together until mixture is fine and crumbly.
• Stir in sugar.
• Add the yolk and ice water.
• Mix to a soft dough and press into a ball.
• Roll pastry between two sheets of plastic wrap.
• Remove plastic and line the bottom and sides of flan pan with pastry.
• Trim edges.
• Cover with plastic wrap and place in fridge to chill for 20 minutes.
• Cut a piece of parchment paper and line bottom of pastry.
• Fill with pie weights, beans or rice.
• Bake for 35 minutes.
• Remove from oven, discard paper and the beans or rice if using.
• Set flan pan aside.
• To make Filling: Place sugar and flour in a heavy based medium pan.
• Make a well in the center.
• Using a whisk add the milk slowly, whisking to a smooth paste.
• Add butter.
• Stir with the whisk over low heat for about 7-8 minutes or until the mixture boils and thickens.
• Remove from heat.
• Whisking quickly add the yolk and vanilla extract until smooth.
• Spread filling into precooked pastry.
• Smooth out top.
• For the Meringue: Place the egg whites in a cold, dry glass bowl.
• With Cold beaters beat whites until firm peaks form.
• Slowly add the sugar while beating until mixture is thick and glossy and the sugar is dissolved.
• Spoon meringue over filling and swirl into peaks.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until meringue is a light golden brown.
• Remove and cool on a wire rack.
• Serve warm or cold.

BUTTERSCOTCH PECAN DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, cut the butter into the flour until crumbly; stir in 1/2 cup pecans. Press into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake until lightly browned, 20 minutes. Cool., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Fold in 1 cup whipped topping; spread over crust. , In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set; pour over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until set, 15-20 minutes. Top with remaining whipped topping and pecans. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.

BUTTERSCOTCH PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400* In medium bowl, beat eggs slightly.
• Add corn syrup, salt, vanilla, brown sugar and butter; mix well.
• Stir in nuts.
• Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350* and bake additional 30-35 minutes or until edge of filling seems set.
• Let cool completely on wire rack.
• Just before serving, decorate around edge with rosettes of whipped cream.