Great-Grandmother Lizzie’s Butter Tarts
Submitted by: Scott Tucker / Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Who passed this recipe down to you? My Great-Grandmother Lizzie Steinmann via my Mom and Grandma
Recipe origin: Baden, Ontario, Canada
How old is this recipe? Over 100 years old
The story behind the recipe:
Butter tarts are definitely on our baking list every Christmas, a lot of my cousins make the same recipe and butter tarts are a family favourite at Christmas time. I try to make them six times a year as well.
Ingredients:
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup corn syrup
2 eggs
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup raisins
How to make it:
Preheat oven to 350℉.
Mix ingredients in the order given. Put in unbaked tart shells and bake at 350°F for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Recipe makes one dozen large tarts or 18 medium tarts.
