Best Butter Tarts
From theoldprof 16 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Butter Tarts are fairly simple, but sometimes a warm butter tart is the only thing that will hit the spot.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup real butter (nothing else will do!!!) shopping list
- 2 cups brown sugar shopping list
- 4 Tbsp corn syrup shopping list
- 1 tsp vanilla shopping list
- 4 eggs shopping list
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg shopping list
- 1/2 cup currants shopping list
- 1 cup raisins shopping list
- 1/2 cup walnuts (optional) shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 400F
- Line 12 tart tins with pastry
- Beat the butter and sugar together
- Add the corn syrup and beat again.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating between them.
- Add the vanilla, nutmeg, currants, raisins and walnuts if you're using them
- Mix well
- Fill each tart about 2/3 full
- Bake for 5 minutes at 400F and then reduce the oven to 375F and bake for another 15 or 20 minutes until brown and firm to the touch.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
Thank you so much for this recipe. I'll definitely try making these. Do you suggest using pie pastry or a puff pastry? Please let me know and thank you again!
annieamie
in Los Angeles loved it
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luv these tarts great post high5
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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I love butter tarts but keep the currents and the raisins and I'll be a happy, happy camper. 5 forks
sarah_jayne
in Toronto loved it
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