butter tarts with shells.

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Recipe by
Jo Zimny
Ithaca, NY

This is a delicious recipe that was passed on to my cousin from a lady who owns a little coffee shop in Parry Sound, Ontario. She says these are a little bit runny and very yummy! Make the tart shells first, then chill them, then make the filling and then bake.

(1 rating)
yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min

Ingredients For butter tarts with shells.

  • FOR THE FILLING:
  • MIX ALL TOGETHER
  • 1/2 c
    butter, melted
  • 2 1/2 c
    brown sugar
  • 1/4 c
    flour
  • BEAT TOGETHER
  • 3 lg
    eggs
  • 1/4 c
    milk
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla
  • FOR THE TART SHELLS
  • 2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 2/3 c
    shortening
  • 1/4 c
    plus 2 tbsp. water

How To Make butter tarts with shells.

  • 1
    FOR THE TART SHELLS:
  • 2
    Combine the flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut in the shorting with a pastry cutter until it resembles course meal.
  • 3
    Sprinkle water evenly over the surface and stir with a fork until the dry ingredients are moistened.
  • 4
    Roll the dough out and cut into 4" rounds and fill a muffin tin with the round tart dough and chill while you're making the filling.
  • 5
    Preheat oven to 375'F.
  • 6
    FOR THE FILLING:
  • 7
    Whisk the flour and brown sugar into the melted butter.
  • 8
    Add the egg mixture into the butter mixture and stir over a high until all the lumps are dissolved. About 2-3 minutes.
  • 9
    PUT THE TARTS TOGETHER:
  • 10
    Fill each tart shell 2/3 full with the filling.
  • 11
    Bake for 9 minutes, then lower the heat to 300'F for 7 minutes. Cool in the pan for a few minutes then remove and cool on a wire rack.
  • 12
    Lowering the temperature is supposed to make runnier tarts.
  • 13
    Enjoy!

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