Butter Tarts

Name: Butter Tarts
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 34 teaspoon salt; 1 cup shortening; 1 egg; 2 tablespoons cold water; 1 tablespoon white vinegar; 13 cup soft butter; 12 cup brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 cup corn syrup; 18 teaspoon salt; 2 slightly beaten eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 -2 teaspoon vinegar or 1 -2 teaspoon lemon juice; 1 dash nutmeg or 1 dash cinnamon (optional) or 1 dash allspice (optional); 34 cup steamed seedless raisin (optional)

15 ingredients

1 steps

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
34 teaspoon salt
1 cup shortening
1 egg
2 tablespoons cold water
1 tablespoon white vinegar
13 cup soft butter
12 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup corn syrup
18 teaspoon salt
2 slightly beaten eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 -2 teaspoon vinegar or 1 -2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 dash nutmeg or 1 dash cinnamon (optional) or 1 dash allspice (optional)
34 cup steamed seedless raisin (optional)

Directions

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["Pastry:.", "Combine flour and salt in mixing bowl.", "Cut room temperature shortning into flour with pastry blender or two knives until mixture is uniform and shortening resembles large peas.", "Beat egg, water and vinegar together to blend.", "Pour all of the liquid evenly over flour mixture.", "Stir with fork until all of mixture is moistened.", "Divide dough in half and shape each into a ball.", "Flatten each into a circle.", "Place one circle of dough between 2 pieces of wax paper and roll out until dough is sufficient to use in a 9\" pie plate.""