GOOEY BUTTER TARTS
This is an excellent recipe for Butter Tarts that I got out of a Canadian Living magazine many years ago. It is the best. The paper it is on is getting tattered and worn now so I thought I better post it here before it is too late. You can't get more Canadian than these. Everyone always loves this version and they are the first thing to dissappear at anything I bring them to. You'll find yourself going back for "just one more".
Provided by MarieRynr
Categories Tarts
Time 1h12m
Yield 12 tarts
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large bowl, stir flour with salt. With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter and shortening until mixture rexembles coarse crumbs with a few larger pieces.
- In liquid measure, whisk egg yolk with vinegar; add enough ice water to make 1/3 cup. Gradually sprinkle over flour mixture, stirring briskly with fork until pastry hold together. press into disc; wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
- In bowl, vigorously whisk together brown sugar, corn syrup, egg, butter, vanilla, vinegar and salt; set aside.
- On lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to 1/8 inch thickness. Using a 4 inch round cookie cutter cut out 12 circles, rerolling scraps once if necessary. Fit into 2 3/4 inch by 1 1/4 inch muffin cups. Divide currants among cups. Spoon in filling until three quarters full.
- Bake in bottom third of 450*F oven for about 12 minutes or until filling is puffed and bubbly and pastry is golden. Let stand on rack for 1 minute. Immediately run spatula around tarts to loosen; transfer to rack and let cool.
- CHOCOLATE GOOEY BUTTER TARTS: Drizzle cooled tarts with 2 ounces melted semisweet or white chocolate.
- NOT SO GOOEY BUTTER TARTS: Increase brown sugar to 3/4 cup and decrease corn syrup to 1/4 cup.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 236.2, Fat 10.9, SaturatedFat 5, Cholesterol 48.6, Sodium 113.1, Carbohydrate 33, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 14.4, Protein 2.5
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