Maple Sugar Tartlets

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 ½ tablespoons cider vinegar
• ²/₃ cup pecans
• 6 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 4 1/2-inch round cookie cutter
• + 11 more ingredients
• • 8 3 1/2-inch fluted round tartlet pans
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup dark amber or Grade B maple syrup
  • unsweetened whipped cream
  • pie weights or raw rice
  • ¹/₈ teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons granulated maple sugar
  • 1 pastry or bench scraper

Blend together flour, sugar, butter, and salt in a bowl with your fingertips or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal with some small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps. Drizzle water evenly over mixture and gently stir with a fork until incorporated and dough forms a ball. Turn dough...

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