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Butter Tarts (Maple Syrup Custard Tarts)

Name: Butter Tarts (Maple Syrup Custard Tarts)
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 115 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Canada
Ingredients: all-purpose flour 200 g; cold unsalted butter, cubed 120 g; ice water 60 ml; unsalted butter, melted 80 g; brown sugar 150 g; pure maple syrup 80 ml; egg 2 pieces; heavy cream 60 ml; white vinegar or lemon juice 1 tsp

Flaky pastry shells filled with a soft-set custard of butter, sugar, egg and maple syrup.

115 minutes · 12 servings · Easy

This version leans on maple syrup to season a plain butter-and-egg custard, which is how many home bakers stretch the harvest flavour through winter. The trick is to bake the little shells on a tray and watch them closely near the end, since a tart that looks done in the oven can still collapse into a brittle puck. They travel well and are the easiest thing to bring to a potluck.

Ingredients

all-purpose flour200 g
cold unsalted butter, cubed120 g
ice water60 ml
unsalted butter, melted80 g
brown sugar150 g
pure maple syrup80 ml
egg2 pieces
heavy cream60 ml
white vinegar or lemon juice1 tsp

Directions

1
Cut butter into flour, add water and bring together; chill, then roll and line a muffin tin.
Dough is chilled, holds shape and lines each cup without cracking.
2
Whisk melted butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, egg, cream and vinegar until smooth.
Filling is homogeneous with no visible sugar grains.
3
Spoon filling into each shell, about two-thirds full.
Each shell has the same amount and the filling sits below the rim.
4
Bake until the filling is just set with a slight wobble in the center.
Surface is lightly caramelized and the center wobbles like soft jelly.

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