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Butter tarts Recipe | |
Canadian Dessert | |
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Ingredients:
Flaky Pie Pastry5 cups all purpose flour 1 lb lard 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking powder 1 egg slightly beaten 3/4 cup cold 7-Up (or water) 2 tsp vinegar Filling 1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp pure vanilla pinch salt 1 tbsp butter 1 fresh egg 1/2 cup Sultana raisins, washed and patted dry (I prefer currents soaked overnight, patted dry and then measured to 1/2 cup.)
Directions:
Pastry -Combine all dry ingredients. Cut in lard until mealy. Add 7-Up and vinegar to slightly beaten egg. Add to dry ingredients and mix. Filling - Mix ingredients in the order given and fill unbaked tart shells. Bake in a preheated oven (350 deg.) for 17 min. Older recipes call for lots of butter - sometimes as much a 1 cup of butter to 1 cup of brown sugar! | |