Blanche's Pecan Pastries

1 3-Oz Package Cream Cheese	1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1/2 Cup Butter	Dash Salt
1 Cup Flour, Sifted	1 Large Egg
1 Cup Brown Sugar	1 Cup Pecans Or Walnuts, Broken
1 Tablespoon Butter, Softened

Let cream cheese and 1/2 cup butter soften at room temperature. Blend. Add flour. Takes a lot of mixing, and do not add any liquid. Chill slightly 45 minutes to 1 hour. Shape into 3 dozen 1-inch balls. Spread in tiny muffin tins (1 3/4 inch).

Beat egg, 1 tablespoon butter, sugar, salt and vanilla until smooth. Fill pastry shells. Nuts can be added to this mixture or placed in the bottom of each pastry. Bake for 25 minutes in 325 degree oven.

Recipe - Blanche Curry

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"A dear lady at church would bring these in for coffee hour.  She was kind enough to share the recipe." - Calla Ferre

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