Ultimate Butter Tarts Recipe: A Classic Canadian Delight You Need to Try
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 55 min
- Serves
- 12
- Calories
- 239 kcal
- Carbs
- 34.00 g
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cupsall purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoonsalt
- ½ cupsalted butter (cold and cubed)
- 4-5 tablespoonsvery cold water
- ½ cupcorn syrup
- ⅓ cuplight brown sugar
- 3 tablespoonsunsalted butter (melted and cooled)
- 1 largeegg (at room temperature)
- 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
- ½ teaspooncornstarch
- ¼ teaspoonground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoonsalt
- ⅛ teaspoonground nutmeg
- ½ cupraisins (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. With a pastry cutter, cut in the butter until only pea sized pieces remain. Add cold water until the dough is shaggy, form into a disc, cover and chill for at least 2 hours.
- 2
Roll the chilled dough to ⅛” thickness, cut into 4” circles, and press into a muffin tin. Chill again while preparing the filling.
- 3
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- 4
In a bowl, whisk together the corn syrup, brown sugar, butter, egg, vanilla, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg until smooth.
- 5
If using raisins, distribute them in tart shells, then fill with the syrup mixture halfway.
- 6
Bake for 5 minutes at 400°F, lower to 350°F, and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes until filling is bubbling.
- 7
Allow to cool for at least 15 minutes before removing from the pan.