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canadian butter tarts

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Recipe by
Jen Smallwood
@usmcmom1
St. Cloud, FL

These butter tarts are a bit runny - but all so delicious.... this recipe comes my girlfriend in Brantford, Ontario, who got it from her grandmother, love grandmothers recipes...

yield 1 dozen
prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For canadian butter tarts

  • pastry
  • 2 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 1 c
    shortening
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1
    egg
  • 1 Tbsp
    vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp
    water
  • filling
  • 1
    egg
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar
  • 1/2 c
    corn syrup
  • 1 Tbsp
    melted butter
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 c
    raisins, optional, or can be replaced with chopped pecans or walnut

How To Make canadian butter tarts

  • 1
    Pastry: Blend the shortening and the flour with a pastry cutter, or two knives, until you've created a uniform mixture that is crumbly and about the size of frozen peas.
  • 2
    In a separate bowl, mix 1 egg, 1 tbsp white vinegar and 2 tbsp cold water. Add to shortening and flour mixture.
  • 3
    Mix all ingredients together, but only until just mixed and no more. The key to flaky pastry is not to overhandle the dough
  • 4
    For ease of handling, make a ball of the dough, wrap in cellophane and place in freezer for 10-15 mins. Roll out dough onto floured surface to about the thickness of a CD case.
  • 5
    Using either a cookie cutter or something like a jar lid, cut out circles from the dough. Press dough circles into a muffin pan.
  • 6
    Filling: In another bowl, mix well corn syrup, brown sugar, melted butter and egg. Add vanilla and stir in raisins.
  • 7
    Spoon filling into pastry shell to just below the rim. Bake at 400 for about 10 mins until golden brown. Makes about a dozen tarts.
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