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10-31-2015, 07:44 AM

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Tartan

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Well there is a big Butter Tart debate of raisins or no raisins. My Granny (for going on close to 100 years) called her recipe with raisins Butter Tarts, so this is her filling.
for 2 dozen tarts

2/3 cup margarine or butter (I use Becel ' cause that make than healthier, right

)
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
2/3 cup corn syrup
1 and 1/2 cup raisins ( I always add extra cause I love them)
1/2 tsp. salt

Cream the margarine and sugar together in a bowl. Add the eggs and mix well. Add corn syrup, vanilla, salt and stir. Add the raisins and stir again. Ready to fill shells for baking. Bake at 350 about 12 minutes. The tops should turn golden when ready to remove from the oven.

Personal notes: if the raisins are dry, I soak them in warm water a half hour and drain before adding to the mixture. Do not over fill your shells as the sugar boiling over makes them hard to remove from tart tins.

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