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Butter tart, Canadian Living

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Ingredients
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  • 180 g all-purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup chilled cubed butter
  • ¼ cup chilled vegetable shortening
  • 1 whole egg yolk
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • ice water
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup dark corn syrup
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbsp softened butter
  • salt
  • 1 tsp vinegar
Mix the packed brown sugar, dark corn syrup, egg, vanilla, softened butter, salt and vinegar.
Tart 4: Canadian Living
  • currants
Put currants, chopped pecans or raisins into the shells as wanted, leaving some plain.
  • chopped pecans
  • raisins
Fill the shells three quarters of the way up.
Bake at 450F for 12 minutes on the bottom third of the oven.
Move to the upper part of the oven for about another three minutes at 375F.