Caramel Butter Tarts

Filed Under Cebu Food-trip Adventures

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup Gold Medal all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar

Fiiling:

• 3 tablespoons softened butter or margarine
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 beaten Maya Farms egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped raisins
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

PROCEDURES:
How to Prepare:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Generously grease flour 24 small muffin cups, 1 3/4″ in diameter.
3. Mix flour, butter and sugar using hands or a fork.
4. Divide dough into 24 small balls.
5. Press each ball against the sides and bottom of the prepared muffin cups.
6. Do not allow the pastry to extend above the tops of the cups.
7. Set aside.

Prepare Filling:

1. Mix butter and brown sugar.
2. Stir in egg, salt, raisins and walnuts.
3. Spoon a scant tablespoon of the mixture into each cup.
4. Bake until light brown for about 20 minutes. Cool.
5. Remove tarts from cups by inverting the pan.