Grammas Butter Tarts Recipes

BUTTER TARTS

Steps:

• For the pastry, check out this post HERE. Or use pre-made tart shells.
• Divide the pastry into one inch balls and drop into mini muffin tin.
• Use a french rolling pin, muddler, or suitable wooden implement and press downward onto the ball to form a cup.
• Drop a small amount of pecan pieces or about 5 raisins into each cup.
• Mix remaining ingredients and spoon into cups.
• Bake at 375 F until the pastry is golden.

GRAMMA'S BUTTER TARTS

Steps:

• Whisk flour and 1 teaspoon salt together in a large bowl; cut lard into flour mixture with a pastry blender until crumbly. Make a well in the flour mixture and place 1 beaten egg into the well.
• Pour ice cold water and vinegar into flour mixture; stir with a wooden spoon until a dough forms. Divide dough into two balls; wrap dough in waxed paper and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat brown sugar and butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth; beat in 2 eggs one at a time. Stir raisins and vanilla extract into butter mixture.
• Roll out one ball of dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness; reserve remaining dough for another use. Cut dough into circles large enough to fit into the bottom and partway up sides of the wells of a muffin tin using a round biscuit cutter. Press dough circles lightly into muffin tin to form tart shells; fill each shell 3/4 full with raisin mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is bubbly and pastry is lightly browned, about 20 minutes.

GRANDMA'S BUTTER TARTS

Steps:

• Melt butter.
• Beat in eggs.
• Beat in all other ingredients except raisens or currents.
• Stir in raisens.
• Fill tart shells 2/3 full.
• Bake at 400 degrees until pastry is brown & center is bubbling. Approximately 10-13min.

GRANDMA'S BUTTER TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Filling:.
• Mix all ingredients until well blended; set aside.
• Pastry:.
• Cut butter and shortening together using a fork or pastry whisk utensil.
• Slowly add salt and flour to the butter and shortening cutting it in until the mixture looks like small crumbles.
• Add cold water one tablespoon at a time until the dough sticks together.
• Roll out the dough to about 1/8 inch thick.
• Use a wide mouthed glass (I use a pint glass) to cut out circles.
• Place circles into an ungreased cupcake pan.
• Pour filling into the crusts, about a quarter of the way full. Be careful not to over fill as the mixture will bubble up and make the tarts stick to the pan.
• Bake in oven at 425°F for about 12-15 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
• Good luck and enjoy!