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Butter Tart (Canadian Maple Butter Tart)

Name: Butter Tart (Canadian Maple Butter Tart)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Canada
Ingredients: shortcrust pastry 400 g; butter 250 g; maple syrup 400 ml; heavy cream 250 ml; eggs 3 pieces; brown sugar 100 g; vanilla extract 10 ml; fine salt 3 g

A flaky shell filled with maple buttercustard, baked dark.

60 minutes · 12 servings · Moderate

The tart is baked darker than almost any cook's instinct allows, which is what separates a good one from a pale disappointment. The filling darkens as it goes, and the flavour follows it, becoming closer to burnt sugar than to plain custard. Anyone who pulls it early will find it sweet but flat.

Ingredients

shortcrust pastry400 g
butter250 g
maple syrup400 ml
heavy cream250 ml
eggs3 pieces
brown sugar100 g
vanilla extract10 ml
fine salt3 g

Directions

1
Whisk butter, maple syrup, cream, eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt 5 minutes.
2
Fill the pastry shells to the rim.
3
Bake at 190C for 25 minutes until the top is dark caramel.
top is dark caramel and set

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