Easiest Way to Make Savoury Shortcrust Pastry Tarts

Gramma's Butter Tarts

It does not puff up during baking because it usually contains no leavening agent.

Recipe Summary Gramma's Butter Tarts

This is my Grandma's recipe for butter tarts in homemade pastry.

Ingredients | Savoury Shortcrust Pastry Tarts

4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 pound lard (such as Tenderflake®)

1 egg, lightly beaten

11 tablespoons ice cold water

1 tablespoon white vinegar

1 cup brown sugar

¼ cup melted butter

2 eggs

1 cup raisins, rinsed and patted dry

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

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.

If using purchased tart shells, partially pre-bake them according to package directions.

The nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of the dough ingredients. The actual amount of the dough consumed will be less, as half the dough is reserved to use later.

Info | Savoury Shortcrust Pastry Tarts

prep: 1 hr 30 mins cook: 20 mins additional: 1 hr total: 2 hrs 50 mins Servings: 24 Yield: 24 3-inch tarts

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