Gram’s Butter Tarts

 by Dorothy

Makes 8-12 tarts

1/3 c butter

½ c corn syrup

½ c brown sugar

2/3 c sultanas

¼ tsp nutmeg

¼ tsp salt

1 egg

Aha, I thought when I found this recipe. Long awaited butter tart recipe - sadly, this is all there was. I will do some digging through the rest of the box and see if I can find instructions to go with this ingredient list.

Ok - here are the instructions:

In a bowl, mix melted butter with all the ingredients except the egg. Mix thoroughly. Let the mixture cool. Beat the eggs just enough to combine the yolk and white and mix into the rest. Fill prepared pastry tart shells* with the filling to just below the rim. Bake at 450 deg F for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.

Pastry

2 1/4 c flour

1/2 tsp salt

2 tbsp sugar

1 c butter, cut into pieces (2 sticks)

1 tsp vanilla

About 4 Tbsps ice-cold water

Put the flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to mix. Add the butter pieces and pulse until the mixture resembles very small crumbs. Add the vanilla and the water. Pulse until a dough forms. Separate into two disks, wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Roll out the dough to about 1/4" thickness, then cut out circles of dough. Press the dough circles into a muffin pan. *