On Jul 21, 4:35*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> It's raining .... again. *So much for weeding the gardens and mowing the
> lawn. *So I stayed inside and played with food. *First of all, I started
> marinating a pork tenderloin in olive oil,lemon juice and Dijon mustard
> with finely chopped garlic, fresh rosemary and thyme. It will have close
> to 6 hours of marinade time before I throw it on the grill.
>
> Then I started working on a batch of butter tarts. I found the recipe in
> Canadian Living a few years ago, lost it and then found it on line. They
> turned out beautifully. *While they were baking I cooked up a batch of
> vanilla ice cream.
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * BUTTER TARTS
> CRUST
> · * * *1 1/2 cups flour
> · * * *1/4 teaspoon salt
> · * * *1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
> · * * *1/4 cup shortening, cubed
> · * * *1 egg yolk
> · * * *1 teaspoon vinegar
> · * * *ice water
> FILLING
> · * * *1/2 cup packed brown sugar
> · * * *1/2 cup corn syrup
> · * * *1 egg
> · * * *2 tablespoons butter, softened
> · * * *1 teaspoon vanilla
> · * * *1 teaspoon vinegar
> · * * *1 pinch salt
> · * * *1/4 cup currant, raisins, chopped pecans (I use half raisins and half


I don't remember any corn syrup in my old recipe. I think it was
straight eggs, butter and sugar. Interesting.

Thanks, I seem to have lost my butter tart recipe so this looks good.

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada