God's Growing Garden: Rustic Canadian Butter Tarts with Raisins

Rustic Canadian Butter Tarts with Raisins

This is a classic Canadian recipe. Simple ingredients with a spectacular flavor.

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Ingredients

pie crust dough (double crust - see link below)

1/3 cup butter (melted & cooled to room temperature)

1 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons heavy cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg

3/4 cup raisins

Begin by making the crust (click HERE to learn how to make your own crust). You will be making a double pie crust (the double crust recipe is at the bottom of the above crust post). Split the dough into 12 equal parts (visually equal parts - you do not have to weigh each part). Roll each dough portion out and gently place in a parchment lined muffin tin (or line with muffin paper cups). Continuing rolling and and filling each muffin space until all 12 portions have been used (see 4 pictures below). Set aside and move to the filling.

The Filling Instructions

Begin by melting & cooling the butter to lukewarm. In a large bowl stir the lukewarm butter and brown sugar together. Add the cream and vanilla extract to the previous mixture and stir until combined. Now stir in the egg (I used a whisk instead of a wooden spoon). The final ingredient are the raisins and for this step I used a wooden spoon - stir until combined (see next 4 pictures below).

Dollop an equal portion of the filling into each crust lined muffin space (see picture below).

Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 15 to 25 minutes or until the filling is golden brown (the time all depends on the depth of the muffin space and the heat of your oven. If you jiggle the muffin pan and the inside is still quite wobbly then it needs to remain in the oven a little longer.)