Butter Tarts - recipe

Butter Tarts

The Butter Tarts is more popular with the English speking part of Canada and in the eastern site then in the English speaking part. The Butter Tarts are considered one of Canada's most quintessential deserts. The tarts are buttery and the filling is made with butter, sugar, eggs and syrup. Often they put raisins, some sort of nuts, chocolate chips or cocnut flakes along with the filling. Butter tarts are very similar to the pecan pie from the United States and the French-Canadian sugar pie. I would like to taste this recipe I found, mostly because it is an award winning one:

The best butter tarts in Canada in 1970s

pie pastry

1/2 cup raisins

1/4 cup soft butter

1/4 caup packed brown sugar

1 pinch salt

1/2 cup corn syrup

1 lightly beaten egg

1/2 tablespoon vanilla

The preperation time is about 45 minuets and the cooking time 25 minuets. This recipe makes about 16 servings.

Prepare muffin pans by rolling out pie dough and cutting 10cm (approx) circles; fit dough circles into muffin cups; set aside in fridge until ready to fill. In a small bowl, place raisins and cover with hot tap water; let stand on the counter for 30 minutes. In a large bowl, using a wooden spoon, mix together the soft butter, brown sugar, salt and corn syrup; stir well until sugar is dissolved and butter is creamed.Add egg and vanilla and mix well. Drain raisins. Retrieve tart shells and divide raisins equally into all shells; then divide butter mixture into all tarts. Bake at 200°C for 15-20 minutes; filling will be lightly browned but still bubbling. Canadians fall into two camps about butter tarts and are quite loyal to their favourite type: runny or firm. I like runny-- the type that dribbles when you bite into one; if you like firm, bake them for the full 20 minutes, even adding another minute or two if you wish. Let cooked butter tarts cool in pans for 10 minutes after removing from oven; then remove and place on racks until completely cool.

I got the recipe from this link: http://www.food.com/recipe/award-winning-butter-tarts-14756