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Recipe Canadian Butter Tarts (Pie)
Home Cooking Recipes
Required Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup shortening
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons ice water
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup raisins
Preparing/Cooking:
- Fill a cup with ice and water.
- Sift the flour and salt into a bowl.
- Cut in the shortening to make pea-size pieces.
- Add the tablespoons of ice water from the cup until dough holds together.
- Form the dough into a ball.
- The dough is now complete.
- Put it into a plastic bag or wrap it up and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
- Roll the dough between two sheets of waxed paper.
- Cut the shells using a large glass or your smallest pot.
- You should have about 12 shells when finished.
- Put these shells into a greased muffin or tart pan.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)Put walnuts and coconut on baking pan and roast for 5-10 minutes, until brown.
- Remove from oven and set temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- Fill the bottom of each tart shell with about 10 raisins each.
- Whisk together sugar, egg, butter, vanilla and hot water.
- Add coconut and walnuts.
- Pour mixture into tart shells, filling 2/3 full and no more.
- Bake in 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) oven for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let cool before attempting to remove.
- Makes 12 tarts.
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