Old Fashioned Butter Tarts
These old fashioned butter tarts are a Canadian classic. A rich filling of brown sugar, butter and raisins is surrounded by a flaky pastry shell. Decedent and delicious, they are a holiday favourite.
Servings: 24 Tarts
Ingredients
- 24 Tart shells uncooked, homemade or store bought
- 2/3 Cup Butter softened
- 2 Cups Brown sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1/4 Cup Milk
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 1.5 Cups Raisins
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
- If making your own pastry, roll and cut your pastry into rounds with a 3.5 inch cutter, or the lid of a wide mouth mason jar. Lightly spray 2 12-cup muffin tins with non-stick spray and gently press the shells into the muffin tins
- In a medium size bowl, beat the butter and sugar together, then beat in the eggs, milk and vanilla until smooth.
- Stir in the raisins
- Spoon filling into each of the shells, filling to 2/3 full
- Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Allow to cool in the muffin tin, then remove and store in an airtight container.