MAID OF HONOR TARTS

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Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 units pie crust
2 cups flour
0.25 teaspoons salt
1.5 teaspoons sugar
1 cups shortening
0.5 cups water
1 units filling
1 cups sugar
1 cups flour
1 sticks butter
2 units eggs
1 jars raspberry preserves
1 units icing
1 units confectioners ' sugar
0.25 teaspoons almonds
1 tablespoons milk
1 units maraschino cherries

Steps:

For the crust in a mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, and sugar. Add the shortening and work it through with your hands until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and work it in with your hands until you have a smooth ball of dough. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Remove dough from fridge and place on a lightly floured surface and roll out to about 1/4 - 1/2 inch thick. You can use a glass or biscuit cutter to cut out circles. Place cut outs in a muffin or tart pan. Place a 1/4 tsp. of the preserves in the center of each crust. In a mixing bowl mix beat the filling ingredients and then place 1 tablespoon of filling over the preserves in each crust. Bake at 400 for 20 min or until lightly browned.
Mix confectioners sugar, extract and milk until desired consistency. You may add more sugar to thicken. Frost each tart after cooling and then top with a piece of a maraschino cherry if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 g, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 0 g, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g