pecan butter tarts

This famous Canadian dessert consists of a flaky pastry shell filled with a rich buttery caramel center.

BEST Canadian Butter Tarts

(375 grams) all-purpose flour,

tsp (2.5 milliliters) baking powder

tsp (2.5 milliliters) salt

(114 grams) lard

unsalted butter

tsp (5 milliliters) white vinegar

(250 milliliters) cold water

(165 grams) packed brown sugar

tbsp (15 milliliters) table or whipping cream

tsp (5 milliliters) vanilla extract

pecans, walnuts, raisins or chocolate chips

In a large bowl, toss together the flour, baking powder and salt.

Cut in the lard and butter using a pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse oatmeal.

In a measuring cup, combine the egg and vinegar. Add enough cold water to make one cup.

Gradually stir in the liquid, adding just enough to make the dough cling together.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gather into a ball and divide into two equal portions. Tightly saran wrap both portions. Place one in the freezer for later use. Place the other in the fridge to chill for one hour.

Roll the dough on a floured surface to about 1/8&#8243; thick. Cut as many 4&#8243; circles as you can. Re-roll the scraps and cut out more circles to make 12.

Fit the pastry circles into a muffin pan and place back in the fridge until ready to fill.

Preheat oven to 375F and position a rack in lower third of oven.

In a small saucepan, melt the butter and brown sugar. Remove from heat and stir in the cream and vanilla. Let cool to touch (about 5 minutes) before whisking in the egg.

Divide the pecans (if using) among the pastry shells and pour in the filling until half full.

Bake for 13-15 minutes or until crust is lightly golden around the edges and filling is bubbling.

Let cool completely in the pan. Best way to remove the tarts from the pan is to place a cooling rack (upside down) on top and flip the pan over. Then individually flip each butter tart right side up.

I am addicted. Made it multiple times. So delicious! Thank you

So easy, so tasty. They were a big hit with our neighbours during drinks in the front garden. Thank you. 

I like using the directions to cut the butter in thawed

Great recipe! Made these today and they tasted amazing! 

I made this recipe today I must say I love the crust. I don’t really like the filling. I have my old recipe with corn syrup &amp; maple syrup instead of just brown sugar.  They give you extra Mmm...yummy in your mouth! However, the recipe is very easy to follow. Thank you for sharing 

I think I must have overworked the pastry. It was a tough dough. Not very flakey. I’m sure it was my error....everything in the recipe should have made it tender and flakey. LOVED the filling..it’s a nice change. 
I make tarts all the time and if I could give a tip for any pastry.....when rolling the dough...I cut it ALL into tarts and freeze what I’m not going to use on baking day. I roll flat, cut into circles and put parchment between each one, so it’s easy to separate. I do the same for pie shells. Then when you have surprise visitors, I don’t have to haul out all the baking ingredients. Just thaw and fill. It takes no room in the freezer because everything if frozen flat.

I have never had so many compliments on my butter tarts!  I always used one recipe for years, but I tried these and I'm going to stick with this recipe.

Absolutely delicious.  

Very nice tarts!  This recipe is a keeper.  Just the right amount of every ingredient.

Made these for the family twice in one week!!  These were not overly sweet as some butter tarts are.

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These butter tarts consist of a flaky pastry shell filled with a rich buttery caramel center.

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butter (melted / cooled) ((50 grams))

brown sugar (lightly packed) ((90 grams))

corn syrup ((170 grams))

salt

vanilla

raisins ((120 grams))

water

mini chocolate chips ((45 grams))

pecans (or walnuts) ((41 grams))

Prepare either the Simple Pie Dough or Brown Sugar Pie Dough. Or you can use prepared store bought tarts.

Pre-heat oven to 400°F.   Grease and flour a 12 size medium muffin tin.

Remove pastry from fridge roll out to 1/8&quot; thickness and cut out with a round cookie cutter.  Gently form into muffin tin, use a small lightly floured shot glass to gently form the rounds into the tin.

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If using raisins then place them in a medium bowl and cover with boiling water, let sit 5 minutes then drain. Immediately add hot raisins to butter mixture and stir until butter has melted.  Then add beaten egg and vanilla, brown sugar, salt and corn syrup stir to combine well.  

If not using the raisins then melt the butter, let cool slightly, then add the beaten egg, vanilla, brown sugar, salt and corn syrup stir to combine well. At this point you can either stir in the chopped pecans, chocolate chips or leave the filling plain.

Pour the filling into the prepared tart shells and bake for 15 minutes at 400°F, reduce heat to 350°F and continue baking for approximately 10 - 15 minutes (until they start to brown).  Let cool before serving. Enjoy!

BUTTER TART FILLING

A classic Canadian dessert that are actually quite easy to make. They are sweet, gooey and the perfect treat to end a nice meal.

Pecan Butter Tarts

Package of 18 mini tart shells (or make your own with your favourite recipe)

butter,

brown sugar

pecans, chopped

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Mix melted butter, brown sugar, egg and pecans...

Mix melted butter, brown sugar, egg and pecans in a mixing bowl.

Fill each tart shell with nut filling.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until light...

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until light golden brown.

Cool in pan for 3 minutes. Remove to...

Cool in pan for 3 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack. Cool completely.

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