This is my grandma's recipe for butter tarts in homemade pastry.
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 pound lard , such as Tenderflake®
- 1 large egg , lightly beaten
- 11 tablespoons ice cold water
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
Instructions
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1
Make pastry: Whisk together flour and salt in a large bowl. Cut lard into flour mixture with a pastry blender until crumbly. Make a well in the center; place 1 beaten egg into the well. Pour in ice-cold water and vinegar; stir with a wooden spoon until dough comes together. Divide dough into 2 balls; wrap each in waxed paper and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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3
Make filling: Beat together brown sugar and melted butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in raisins and vanilla until incorporated. Set aside.
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4
Roll out 1 ball of chilled dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness; reserve remaining dough for another use. Using a round biscuit cutter, cut dough into circles large enough to fit into the bottom and partway up the sides of the wells of a muffin tin. Press dough circles lightly into the muffin tin to form tart shells. Fill each shell 3/4 full with raisin filling.
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Bake in the preheated oven until filling is bubbly and pastry is lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
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