Maple Sugar Tartlets - International Recipe | RecipeTable.net

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) cold unsalted butter
• cut into small pieces
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup dark amber or Grade B maple syrup
• 6 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter
• melted and cooled
• 3 tablespoons granulated maple sugar (see cooks' note
• below)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• Rounded 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup pecans (2 1/2 ounces)
• finely chopped
• Accompaniment: unsweetened whipped cream
• a pastry or bench scraper (optional); a 4 1/2-inch round cookie cutter; 8 (3 1/2-inch) fluted round tartlet pans; pie weights or raw rice