Butter Tarts

By burnside_baker

This is a Canadian delicacy that is delicious!

Ingredients

• Pastry for double crust 9-inch pie shell
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup corn syrup
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Line tart tins or muffin pan with pastry
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a heavy saucepan, combine butter, sugar, syrup and salt
Set over low heat until butter is melted and mixture is warm, stirring to dissolve sugar; don't let mixture get hot
Remove from heat and stir in eggs and vanilla
Spoon filling into pastry-lined tart shells, filling each 2/3 full
Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes until pastry is golden
Let cool before removing from pans

Hint: If you don't want to make your own pastry, buy the 3-inch size frozen tart shells in the foil cups.