Grandmother's Kitchen

Pumpkin Tarts

A very yummy recipe for pumpkin pie tarts. These tarts are delicious alone or served with whipped cream.

Pumpkin Tarts

Ingredients

Pastry

  • 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1 egg

Filling

  • 2 cups pumpkin puree
  • 3 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven 400 degrees F. have ready 24 tart tins.
  2. To make the pastry, in a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. cut in butter then stir in milk and eggs. Knead dough until smooth then roll out on a well floured work surface. Using a tart cutter, cut 24 circles and place into tart tins.
  3. To make the filling. In a large bowl, whisk all filling ingredients until well combined.
  4. Evenly distribute filling into the tart shells
  5. Bake for 15 minutes.
  6. Remove to a wire rack to cool then remove from tins to cool completely.

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