Name: Canadian Butter Tarts
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 375g Shortcrust Pastry; 2 large Eggs; 175g Muscovado Sugar; 100g Raisins; 1 tsp Vanilla Extract; 50g Butter; 4 tsp Single Cream; 50g Walnuts

Dessert

8 servings

420 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Step 2

Roll out the shortcrust pastry slightly thinner than from the pack, cut 18–20 rounds with a 7.5cm fluted cutter, re-roll trimmings and line two deep 12-hole tart tins

Shortcrust Pastry

Step 3

Beat the eggs in a large bowl and combine with muscovado sugar, raisins, vanilla extract, butter and single cream

EggsMuscovado SugarRaisinsVanilla ExtractButterSingle Cream

Step 4

Tip the mixture into a pan and cook, stirring constantly for 3–4 minutes until it bubbles and thickens, then remove from the heat

Step 5

Stir in the walnuts

Walnuts

Step 6

Spoon the filling into the unbaked tart shells so it is level with the pastry

Step 7

Bake for 15–18 minutes until set and pale golden

Step 8

Cool in the tin for a few minutes then lift onto a wire rack and serve warm or cold