Comments on: Basic Tart Dough / Pecan Boat Recipe a la The Kid

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:37:37 +0000

CecileJ, I suppose a mixer would work but DO NOT overmix. A food processor would be ideal. A blender won’t work.

By: CecileJ

CecileJ — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:12:32 +0000

MM, my food processor burned out ages ago (over-used, hehe). What can I do in place of blitzing in a food processor? Will a blender work? Or the 2 knives technique?

By: cc

cc — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:03:54 +0000

Gosh, am missing an amazing treat from The Kid. My mouth salivates just looking at the pics. Pecan boat tarts are among my favorites. Will have to carve time to cook a batch using your recipe. Hope am lucky it turns out exactly the same as The Kid’s.

By: a a

a a — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:45:23 +0000

mr. mm the kids pecan tart are the best!!!! i have one version of this but instead they used eggs instead of honey…i love your version better.

By: Apicio

Apicio — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:14:15 +0000

You know if I did not care enough about the consequence, I can pretend that they are real boats being sucked into the maw of a leviathan (that’s me) and make a whole fleet of them disappear one after another. Not equally good but can be done in a jiffy with melted caramel squares.

Are you sure it is not the framing of the beautiful blue glass plate that makes the tart jump out at us so lemony yellow?

By: chick

chick — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:00:45 +0000

those tarts are really mouthwatering! hope i can make it one of these days. good luck to me! :P

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:14:03 +0000

mrs m, I’m with your friends, I LOVE the topping… it’s the salty sweet combination that gets them EVERY TIME…

By: mrs m

mrs m — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:01:35 +0000

hi mm
thanks a lot for this recipe. i’ll definitely try it and maybe perfect it before the x’mas holidays. they would be great treats for the pinoy community potluck together with the cassava bibingka – the recipe from your blog. btw, had a potluck at work last weekend and brought the cassava cake, it was a hit, some had to save slices before they could have sweets as the cake disappeared in no time. pwede ba raw next time, the topping and the cake have the same thickness. more baking power to you. thanks again.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:42:26 +0000

brenda, don’t give her ideas, she has already sold indian mangoes by the sack (we buy in Batangas, she sells outside our house) but dad paid for the stock! :) mia, absolutely, toast nuts for a few minutes to release oils, these pecan boats were a pahabol and for extra dough, so we didn’t bother but that would be an excellent step for others to do to ensure maximum flavor! suzette, I find commercial versions scrimp on the nuts and add more sugar… home made trumps most commercial unless it is a really good bakery/sweets shop or patisserie… Markee, you can also made them a bit bigger if you like. And serve with a nice thick cream…

By: brenda

brenda — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:31:57 +0000

Maybe The Kid should start selling them and start her own business…