Dessert for 12
Canadian Butter Tarts with dried fruit and raisins
$2.77for 4127 minServes 12
These pastry shells hold a brown sugar, raisin, and cream filling that bakes until the centers are set.
Photo: thekitchenmagpie.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Butter, 6.75 oz$0.40/oz typical | 6.75 oz | $2.67Typical price |
 | Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
 | Heavy cream, 1 oz$0.22/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.23Typical price |
 | Dried fruit and raisins, 2.5 oz$0.45/oz typical | 2.5 oz | $1.13Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $8.30 | ||
Swaps
- Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilVinegarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
- 127 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
Typical price
$0.69 per serving$2.77 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup lard
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 large egg yolk
- ice water
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup salted butter
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbsp whipping cream
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup thompson raisins
Steps
- Mix the flour and salt in a bowl, then cut in the butter and lard until coarse crumbs form.
- Stir in the vinegar, egg yolk, and enough ice water to form dough, then chill it for 30 minutes.
- Heat the oven to 375 F and grease a 12-cup muffin pan with oil.
- Roll the dough, cut 12 rounds, and press them into the muffin cups.
- Melt the salted butter, then whisk it with the brown sugar, egg, whipping cream, and vanilla.
- Divide the raisins and filling among the pastry shells.
- Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until the pastry is golden and the filling is set.
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