This recipe makes classic butter tarts with a homemade crust and a runny filling. Adapted by Valerie Hatfield-Ringrose from the best of several recipes, plus her own additions. It has been made and perfected many times over the years. One of the few true Canadian concoctions!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup shortening
- 5 tablespoons ice water
Instructions
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1
Make the crust: Sift flour and salt into a bowl. Cut in shortening until pieces are pea-sized. Add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and mix until dough comes together. Form dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin or tart pan. Place walnuts and flaked coconut onto a rimmed baking sheet.
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3
Unwrap dough and roll between two sheets of waxed paper. Cut 12 circles using a round cutter; press one circle into each prepared muffin cup. Divide raisins evenly among crusts.
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Bake walnuts and coconut in the preheated oven until browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and increase the temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
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Meanwhile, whisk brown sugar, egg, hot water, butter, and vanilla together in a bowl. Stir in walnuts and coconut. Pour mixture into tart shells, filling no more than 2/3 full.
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Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.
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Remove from the oven and let cool completely before removing from the pan.
Nutrition Facts
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