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Title: Butter Tarts (C/O Christyotwisty)
Categories: None
Yield: 1 servings
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1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Salt
1/3 c Cold unsalted butter; cubed
1/4 c Cold lard; cubed
1 Egg yolk
1 ts White vinegar
1/4 c Ice water
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3/4 c Packed light brown sugar
1/3 c White corn syrup
2 tb Maple syrup
2 Eggs
1/4 c Unsalted butter; melted
1 ts Vanilla
1 ts White vinegar
1/8 ts Salt
1. WHIRL flour and salt in a food processor. Add butter and lard.
Pulse until coarse crumbs form. Whisk yolk, vinegar and ice water in
a small bowl. With motor running, pour through feed tube while
pulsing until just combined. Wrap with plastic wrap and press into a
disc. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
2. POSITION rack in bottom of oven. Preheat oven to 450 F.
3. WHISK sugar, corn syrup, maple syrup, eggs, butter, vanilla,
vinegar and salt in a bowl until smooth.
4. ROLL out dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8 -in. thickness.
Cut into 12 rounds using a 4 1/2 -in. round cookie cutter, re-rolling
scraps. Gently press rounds into a 12-cup muffin pan. Press sides to
adhere. Refrigerate for 20 min. Spoon 2 tbsp filling into each pastry.
5. BAKE for 8 min. Reduce heat to 400 F and open oven slightly for 10
sec. Bake until filling is puffed and pastry is golden, about 7 more
min. Let stand on rack for 3 min. Run a small knife around the edges
of tarts and transfer to rack to cool completely.
At our house we sometimes add 1/2 cup raisins after the raisins
rested a half-hour in initially very hot water for 30 minutes, and
incorporate the raisins after Step 3 and before Step 4.
Variations:
Chocolatey Butter Tarts: Top each tart with 2 tsp coarsely chopped
dark chocolate just before baking.
Boozy Butter Tarts: Stir 1 tbsp whisky into filling just before
pouring into pastry. Top each tart with 1 tsp chopped dried
cranberries.
Pecan Butter Tarts: Top each tart with 1 tsp chopped pecans before
baking.
Pour les francophones, la meilleure tarte au sucre a l'erable:
https://cinqfourchettes.com/2015/12/la-meilleure-tarte-au-sucre-lerabl
.html
Bon Appetit!
Recipe by James Tomasino
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