Grandma’s French Canadian Butter Tarts

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups raisins
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 pinches salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 prepare muffin pans by rolling out pie dough and cutting 5-1/2 inch (approx) circles; fit dough circles into muffin cups; set aside in fridge until ready to fill. (i use the top of a kraft peanut butter jar.).
• 2 in a small bowl, place raisins and cover with hot tap water; let stand on the counter for 30 minutes.
• 3 in a large bowl, using a wooden spoon, mix together the soft butter, brown sugar, salt, maple syrup, and cinnamon. stir well until sugar is dissolved and butter is creamed.
• 4 add egg and vanilla and mix well.
• 5 drain raisins.
• 6 retrieve tart shells and divide raisins equally into all shells; then divide butter mixture into all tarts.
• 7 bake at 400°f for 15-25 minutes; filling will be lightly browned but still bubbling. runny tarts – 15 minutes. firm tarts – 20-25 minutes.
• 8 let cooked butter tarts cool in pans for 10 minutes after removing from oven; then remove and place on racks until completely cool.