Canadian Butter Tarts

Name: Canadian Butter Tarts
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 recipe pie dough (or store-bought single crust); ½ cup (1 stick) butter; ¾ cup packed brown sugar; 2 tablespoons maple syrup; 2 large eggs; One teaspoon of um vanilla; Raisins or pecans (optional); Salt, to taste

Flaky little tarts filled with gooey maple-brown sugar custard.

Total time

43 min

Serves

12

Difficulty

Medium

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As seen on Episode 109

The pantry

kitchen

Essentials · serves 12

1 recipe pie dough (or store-bought single crust) ½ cup (1 stick) butter ¾ cup packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons maple syrup 2 large eggs One teaspoon of um vanilla Raisins or pecans (optional) Salt, to taste

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The preparation

8 steps, about 43 minutes start to finish.

01
Preheat oven to 425°F
02
Make or roll out pie dough
03
Cut circles and press into tart/muffin tins
04
Mix butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, eggs, vanilla, and salt
05
Whisk until lightened slightly
06
Fill tart shells with mixture
07
Bake until pastry is golden and filling is set
08
Cool before removing from tins

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“Whisk the filling just until it lightens slightly, overbeating adds too much air and it'll bubble over. Cool the tarts before lifting them from the tins so they don't fall apart.”

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