Classic Canadian Butter Tarts
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recipe by Sophie H.
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- Total Time
- 1hr 0mins
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- Serves
- 12
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- Calories
- 340
Butter Tarts are considered to be one of only a few recipes of genuine Canadian origin. Nothing beats the flaky pastry filled with a perfectly sticky-sweet centre. There is a heated debate about whether the centre should be runny or firm - I think it's less messy when it's firm, so that's how this recipe will turn out.
Inspired by: http://www.rockrecipes.com/best-classic-canadian-butter-tarts/recipe updated Oct 14, 2020
Ingredients
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- Water
- 6 tablespoons
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- Pastry flour
- 275 g
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- Brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon
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- Salt
- ¾ teaspoon
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- Shortening
- 100 g
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- Butter
- 115 g
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- Brown sugar
- 145 g
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- Corn syrup
- 60 ml
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- Butter
- 60 g
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- Egg
- 2
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- Vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon
Tools
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Oven
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Food processor
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Plastic wrap
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Rolling pin
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Large mixing bowl
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Food processor bowl
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Work surface
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Muffin pan - 12-hole
Step preview
- Add pastry flour, brown sugar and salt to a clean food processor bowl
- Pulse shortening and butter the dough
- Sprinkle with water
- Mix until just combined
- Form into rounds
- Wrap with plastic wrap
- Let rest in fridge - 30 min
- Flour a clean work surface lightly
- Transfer dough to work surface
- Roll out
- Cut into rounds
- Push dough into muffin pan
- Chill in freezer and continue
- Pre-heat oven - 218°C
- Add brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, egg, vanilla extract and salt to a clean large mixing bowl
- Mix well
- Transfer mixture to muffin pan evenly
- Bake - 13 min, 218°C
- Let cool completely
- Yum!