Patsys Lemon Tassies Recipes

LEMON TASSIES

Steps:

• For candied lemon zest: Remove zest from lemons with a vegetable peeler, keeping pieces long. Remove white pith using a paring knife, and finely julienne using a very sharp knife. Place julienned zest in a small bowl; cover with boiling water. Let stand for 30 minutes; drain.
• Bring 1 cup sugar and the cool water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. When sugar is completely dissolved, add julienned zest, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand overnight. Remove zest, and drain on wire rack. Roll in sugar. Dry on wire rack. Store zest in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees with rack in upper third. Lightly butter a 24-cup mini-muffin pan; set aside. In a food processor fitted with a steel blade, combine the flour and butter. Pulse until mixture is the consistency of fine crumbs. Add the sugar, egg yolk, vanilla, lemon zest, and salt. Process until evenly incorporated and smooth; do not overprocess.
• Divide the dough into quarters. Divide each quarter into 6 pieces. Shape into balls. Place each ball in a muffin cup; press down in the centers so that the dough fits the cups snugly. Set muffin pan on a baking sheet.
• Bake until lightly browned all over and slightly darker at the edges, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer baking sheet with muffin pan to a wire rack to cool.
• Make the filling: In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla until completely smooth. Using a 1/4-ounce ice cream scoop, fill the cooled crusts. Bake until filling is set and just beginning to color at the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer muffin pan to a wire rack. Garnish with candied lemon peel. Let cool completely before serving. The tassies may be stored in an airtight container, refrigerated, for up to 3 days.

LEMON DREAM TASSIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 36 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir cookie mix, ground almonds, butter and cream cheese until soft dough forms.
• Shape dough into 36 (1 1/4-inch) balls. Press each ball in bottom and up side of muffin cup.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan, about 30 minutes.
• Remove cookie cups from pan. Fill each with about 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon curd.
• In small bowl, mix frosting and whipped topping until well blended. Pipe or spoon 1 rounded teaspoon frosting mixture on top of each filled cookie cup. Top each with lemon peel and almonds. Store covered in refrigerator.

LEMON TASSIES

Steps:

• Blend together cream cheese and butter. Stir in flour, form into a ball and chill at least one hour.
• Divide into 24 balls, place in ungreased miniature muffin tins and press dough against bottom and up the sides.
• Combine filling ingredients and mix well, divide among tart shells.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or until set.
• Cool them for several minutes and gently remove them from the tins.

PECAN TASSIES

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for indirect heat. If using a charcoal grill, build the hot coals on one side only. If using a gas grill, heat one side only to medium-high heat.
• For the dough: Add the butter and cream cheese to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cream together until smooth and combined, 3 to 5 minutes. Mix in the flour until just combined. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
• When the dough is cold and firm, portion it into 2 dozen balls. Add each ball to a tassie pan or a mini muffin pan and, using a tamper dipped in flour, press the dough so that it forms a cup. Refrigerate the dough cups for 30 minutes.
• To make the filling, cream the egg, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, allspice, nutmeg and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer the filling to a liquid measuring cup for easy pouring.
• Sprinkle the pecans amongst the refrigerated dough cups. Pour the filling evenly over the pecans.
• Place over indirect heat and bake at 350 degrees F until golden brown and bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely before lightly dusting with confectioners' sugar. Enjoy!
• (Alternatively, you can bake the pecan tassies in a 350 degrees F oven for 20 to 25 minutes.)

LEMON COCONUT TASSIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Make tassie pastry (#59854) and line mini muffin cups with pastry.
• Beat the eggs, sugar, butter, lemon zest and lemon juice in a bowl.
• Stir in the coconut.
• Divide among 24 mini muffin cups or tassie cups.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Immediately, and very carefully using the tip of a pointed knife, gently knudge out each tassie out of its cup and transfer to a rack to cool.
• If they cool in the pan too long, they are more difficult to remove.
• Your first couple may break (those are the ones I eat on the spot- the rewards of making them!), but you will soon learn just the right'move' to remove them perfectly.

EASY PECAN TASSIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, butter, and cream cheese in a bowl. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Roll chilled dough into 24 balls and press into the cups of a mini muffin tin to make pastry shells.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Mix brown sugar, pecans, egg, butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl. Spoon 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon filling into each pastry shell.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.

LEMON TASSIES

Steps:

• 1. Beat 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese together until light and fluffy.
• 2. Add flour and beat until crumbly.
• 3. Shape dough into ball.
• 4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• 5. Spray 1 3/4" mini-muffin pans with oil.
• 6. Pinch off pastry, 1 Tbsp. at a time and press into prepared pans.
• 7. Mix juice, 3 Tbsp. melted butter, eggs and sugar in bowl. Divide filling evenly between cups.
• 8. Bake 40-45 minutes.
• 9. Remove from pans while slightly warm. Cool on wire racks.
• 10. Before serving, top each with a dollop of whipped cream.

GRANDMA'S PECAN TASSIES

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup butter and cream cheese in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add flour gradually, beating at low speed. Shape mixture into 48 balls and place on a baking sheet. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease the cups of a mini-muffin pan. Press 1 chilled dough ball into each cup and shape into a tart shell.
• Whisk brown sugar, eggs, 2 tablespoons butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl. Stir in 1 1/4 cups pecans. Spoon mixture into tart shells. Top with the remaining pecans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookie shell are delicately brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Gently remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks, about 20 minutes.