Alyssa'S Butter-Fly Tarts - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Pastry
    2 cups cake-and-pastry flour
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup cold butter
    3 tablespoons cold shortening
    1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
    3 tablespoons ice water
    Filling
    1/2 cup raisins
    1/4 cup dark rum (or water)
    1/4 cup packed brown sugar
    1/2 cup golden syrup
    1/3 cup butter (softened)
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon clear vanilla
    1 egg (beaten)
Preparation
    PASTRY: Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F.
    Combine flour and salt in a medium bowl; cut in butter and shortening until pieces are about the size of small peas.
    Stir lemon juice into 3 tbsp of ice water; stir into flour mixture, adding more ice water, 1 tbsp at a time, if needed, to just moisten.
    Press together to form a ball of dough; flatten into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
    Roll out pastry and cut into 4-inch (approx) circles using a round cookie cutter or the open end of a drinking glass.
    Fit pastry circles into muffin cups; refridgerate while preparing the filling.
    FILLING: Place raisins into a small bowl and cover with rum that has been warmed in the microwave or a small pot (or hot tap water) to soak and soften while preparing the rest of the ingredients.
    Mix the brown sugar, golden corn syrup, butter and salt together in a medium bowl until the sugar is dissolved and no butter streaks are visible.
    Add vanilla and egg and mix until combined.
    ASSEMBLY: Drain raisins and divide among tart shells; add approximately 2 tbsp of filling to each tart shell.
    Bake 15 - 18 minutes or until the filling is lightly browned and bubbling.
    Remove from oven and cool in the muffin pans for 10 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely on racks.

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