Entrees Canadian

Rachel’s Famous Butter Tarts

Rachel’s Famous Butter Tarts brings cups all-purpose flour, cup powdered sugar and the rest of the crew together in a recipe that is practical enough for a normal kitchen but still has enough personality to avoid tasting like committee food.

Rachel’s Famous Butter Tarts

What It Is

Who doesn't love butter tarts? This gooey recipe filled with sweet sultana raisins, and brown sugar is enough to make anyone hyper for hours on end. Have it as a snack or dessert. Crust Canadian butter tarts doing what butter tarts do best: causing arguments about raisins.

Origin

This version is connected to as: Canada (Barrie, ON).. I keep that connection as part of the recipe’s personality without pretending every dish arrived with a notarized birth certificate.

Fun Fact

The cookbook version really does pair 2 cups all-purpose flour with ¼ cup powdered sugar. That combination comes straight from the original recipe, not from a late-night refrigerator séance.

Prep
30 min
Cook
20 min
Temp
Oven temperature per tart crust method
Total
50 min
Servings
12 butter tarts
(a generous estimate, much like most cookbook authors)
Difficulty
moderate
Nut-Free
Diet
Vegetarian, Nut-Free
Away Mission
60 min walk
(roughly one away mission's worth of running from something that wants you dead)
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup butter, cubed Topping
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup butter, melted (or coconut oil or canola oil)
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp vanilla (or rum flavouring)
  • 3 cups brown sugar
  • 145

Steps

  1. Put these ingredients in a bowl and blend with two knives or a pastry blender until they resemble course crumbs. Press into a 9 x 13 pan. Make sure pan is greased or lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350F for 10 minutes. Topping
  2. Mix all these ingredients together in a bowl until smooth. Pour overtop of prepared crust and spread right to the corners with a spatula or by tipping panremember that pan will be really hot!! Put back in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Slice when completely cool. Alternatives Simply blend 1 cup sugar-like organic cane sugar with 1 tablespoon starch until ultra fine. Coconut oil is a great butter substitute. Dietary Note: Use Gluten-Free flour for a gluten free alternative.

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Notes

Taste near the end and adjust. Salt, acid and heat are much easier to add than remove, despite what some of my more enthusiastic recipes occasionally imply.

Nutrition Facts
Per 1 butter tart
Calories 270
Burning this off: roughly one intense session of Zamboni driving.
% Daily Value*
Fat 17.0 g 23%
Saturated + Trans 10.5 g 53%
Cholesterol 60 mg
Sodium 10 mg 0%
Carbohydrate 30.0 g
Fibre 0.0 g 0%
Sugars 22.0 g 22%
Protein 1.5 g
Potassium 35 mg 1%
Calcium 15 mg 1%
Iron 0.4 mg 2%
*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot. Sodium levels calculated in a country with universal healthcare — and it's free, so don't worry about it too much.
A genuinely respectable nutrition profile. No red flags here — go ahead and feel a little smug about it.

Substitutions

No specific substitution note is given in the cookbook. Spoon & Scribble option: use comparable nuts, fruit or flavourings where the structure of the dessert stays the same.

Storage

Cool leftovers promptly and refrigerate in a covered container. Keep crisp garnishes separate whenever possible so tomorrow’s lunch does not become damp architecture.

Freezing

Freeze cooked components in meal-sized airtight portions where practical. Dairy-heavy sauces and fresh garnishes may change texture, so add those fresh after reheating when possible.