Puester > wrote in message >...
> MOM PEAGRAM wrote:
> >
> > > > > The other great Canadian sweet treat is Butter Tarts.
> > > >
> > > > Dave, do you have a good recipe for Butter Tarts? They are a favorite
> > > > of mine, but I've never made them.
> >
> > * Exported from MasterCook *

> Do all butter tarts contain raisins or currants? "Butter tarts"
> sound delicious; raisins and currants do not.
> gloria p


Salut Gloria

Leave them out if you prefer but the trad recipe has currants. Even
the raisins are a deviation. I make them with finely chopped walnuts.
Zee

From foodtv.ca

Caramel Butter Tarts
Yield: 8
Ingredients:

Crust
2 1/4 cups pastry flour
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup lard or vegetable shortening
1 tsp lemon juice
1 egg
4 tbsp to 6 tbsp cold water

Filling
1 cup dried currants
1/2 cup hot water
1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp white vinegar
dash cinnamon
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup maple syrup

Caramel Sauce
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp golden corn syrup
1 tsp lemon juice
1/4 cup water
3/4 cup whipping cream
1 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:
To Assemble
BUTTER TARTS: Preheat oven to 375° F. For pastry, combine flour and
salt and cut in lard until coarse and crumbly. Whisk lemon juice and
egg and mix into dough until it just comes together. Wrap and keep at
room temperature while preparing filling.

For filling, soak currants in hot water for 10 minutes and drain. Set
aside. Cream together butter and sugar and stir in eggs. Mix in
vanilla, vinegar and cinnamon. Whisk in corn syrup and maple syrup.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to just shy of ¼-inch
thick. Cut 6-inch rounds from pastry and line ungreased muffin tins,
pressing in to ensure pastry gets into corners. Sprinkle a few
currants in each shell and pour filling over, coming only halfway up.
Bake tarts for 18 to 22 minutes, until filling is set. Allow to cool
before removing from tin.

To serve, place butter tart on plate and drizzle with Caramel Sauce
(directions follow).

Butter tarts will keep up to a week in an airtight container (if they
last that long).

CARAMEL SAUCE: Bring sugar, corn syrup, lemon juice and water to a
boil over high heat in a covered heavy-bottomed saucepot. Do not stir!
Remove lid once boiling and let sugar cook, brushing sides of the pot
right against sugar with cool water once or twice, until an amber
colour. Remove from heat and slowly whisk in cream (watch out for
steam). Stir in butter and vanilla. Let cool for 20 minutes before
serving.

Caramel sauce can be prepared ahead and chilled until ready to serve.
Simply heat in microwave to warm. Carmel sauce will keep up to a week
refrigerated. Yield: approximately 1 1/2 cups.