Crosby Molasses Butter Tarts Recipes

CANADIAN BUTTER TARTS

Steps:

• Fill a cup with ice and water. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Cut in the shortening to make pea-size pieces. Add the tablespoons of ice water from the cup until dough holds together. Form the dough into a ball. The dough is now complete. Put it into a plastic bag or wrap it up and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
• Roll the dough between two sheets of waxed paper. Cut the shells using a large glass or your smallest pot. You should have about 12 shells when finished. Put these shells into a greased muffin or tart pan.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
• Put walnuts and coconut on baking pan and roast for 5-10 minutes, until brown. Remove from oven and set temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Fill the bottom of each tart shell with about 10 raisins each.
• Whisk together sugar, egg, butter, vanilla and hot water. Add coconut and walnuts. Pour mixture into tart shells, filling 2/3 full and no more.
• Bake in 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) oven for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool before attempting to remove. Makes 12 tarts.

CROSBY MOLASSES BUTTER TARTS

Steps:

• Line 12-cup muffin tin with pastry; prick bottoms with fork.
• Pour boiling water over raisins and let stand for 20 minutes. Drain. Immediately add remaining ingredients and stir well. Add filling to tart shells.
• Baske at 425F for 12-15 minutes.

CROSBY MOLASSES CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• CAKE:.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Add ingredients in the above order, mixing well after each addition. Pour into prepared 2.5 Litre - 3 litre tube pan.
• Bake at 325F for 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours.
• Let cool before icing.
• ICING:.
• Cream cheese and margarine. Beat in the confectioner's sugar gradually, until you reach the desired stiffness. Mix in vanilla. Spread on cooled cake. Garnish with walnut pieces.

"BLUE RIBBON" BUTTER TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450'.
• Make your favourite pastry, (if making for a"special occasion", I have used"sweet pastry" and made them as"mini" tarts, ther-by changing the"yield", and also CUTS the baking time to about HALF that of a regular-sized tart) Beat eggs ONLY until whites and yolks are well blended.
• Beat in sugar.
• Add vinegar and vanilla.
• Stir in melted BUTTER.
• Add mixed"fruit", if adding to syrup mixture.
• Line tarts tins with your favourite pastry.
• Fill each"tart" 1/2 to 2/3 full, with syrup.
• Bake in hot oven for the first 10 minutes.
• Reduce temperature to 350'.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes more, or until filling is firm.
• Watch them!

OLD FASHION BUTTER TARTS

Steps:

• Directions for Pastry.
• Mix lard (or shortening), butter & boiling water until the mixture is creamy. While mixture is still warm sift in flour, salt & baking powder and mix until it forms a ball. DO NOT KNEAD THIS DOUGH. Form into large ball and wrap in plastic wrap and chill in fridge (30-60 mins). Once cool divide into two balls and roll out. Use cookie cutter or large glass to cut out cirlces. Line muffin tins with the cut out circles of uncooked pastry.
• Directions for Filling.
• Beat egss well, add sugar, corn syrup and melted butter and mix again. Add nuts, vinagar, salt and vanilla and mix vigourously.
• Fill muffin tins 2/.3 full an bake in 350 degree oven for 17-20 minutes.
• Enjoy!

HONEY BUTTER TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F
• In a small bowl, pour boiling water over raisins and let stand 10 minutes. Drain, pat dry and set aside.
• Cream together: butter, sugar, salt and honey.
• Stir in eggs, vanilla and vinegar.
• Sprinkle 10 ml raisins into each tart shell.
• Pour in filling over until shells are 2/3 full.
• Bake for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 350F and bake 5 to 10 minutes longer or until pastry is golden.