To-Die-For Butter Tarts
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Cooking:
45 min.
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Servings per container:
24
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Ingredients for - To-Die-For Butter Tarts

1. Dried currants - 1 cup
2. Maple extract - 1 tablespoon
3. Water - 1 tablespoon
4. All-purpose flour - 3 cups
5. Salt - 1 teaspoon
6. Shortening (such as Tenderflake®) - 1 cup
7. Cold butter - ¼ cup
8. Ice water - ⅓ cup
9. Brown sugar - 2 cups
10. Butter - ⅔ cup
11. Heavy whipping cream - ¼ cup
12. Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons
13. Eggs, lightly beaten - 2
14. Pecan halves - 24

How to cook deliciously - To-Die-For Butter Tarts

1. Stage

Heat currants, maple extract, and 1 tablespoon water in a saucepan over low heat until currants are soft, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool to room temperature, about 10 minutes.

2. Stage

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray 24 muffin cups or individual tart pans with cooking spray.

3. Stage

Whisk flour and 1 teaspoon salt together in a large bowl. Cut in shortening and cold butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with a fork, until flour mixture is moistened. Do not add more water than you need: when you squeeze a handful of the moistened pastry mixture, it should form a ball. Divide dough in half and shape into balls.

4. Stage

Roll out one half of dough on a lightly-floured surface. Cut tart shells out of dough with a 3 1/2-inch circular cutter, and press into prepared tins. Repeat with the remaining dough. Cover tins; set aside.

5. Stage

Heat brown sugar, 2/3 cup butter, cream, and vanilla over low heat until smooth, stirring occasionally; remove from heat. Whisk a few spoonfuls of the warm butter mixture into beaten eggs, then whisk egg mixture into the butter mixture.

6. Stage

Divide the currants, along with their liquid, into the bottom of the prepared tart shells. Fill each shell about 3/4-full with butter mixture. Place a pecan half on top of each tart.

7. Stage

Bake tarts in the preheated oven for 8 minutes. With oven door closed, reduce temperature to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C); continue baking until filling is bubbly, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven; allow to cool for a few minutes before loosening tarts from pan with a knife. Remove tarts to cool completely on a wire rack.