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Butter Tarts

This is another recipe from my mother-in-law, Frances Rao.  She really was a good baker.

Ingredients

Dough

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 cup crisco
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ice water

Filling

  • 1 stick butter softened
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cups brown sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ cup coconut

Instructions

Filling

  • Mix allingredients with electric mixer and set aside.

Dough

  • Blend all ingredients as you would for pie crust, using a pastry blender.
  • Mix in ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
  • Gather dough into a ball, divide in half, wrap in plastic wrap and place in fridge for about an hour.
  • Using one disc at a time, roll out into a circle about 1/8” thick.
  • Using a 2 1/2”cookie cutter cut rounds and ease into muffin tins, about half way up the sides. 
  • Spoon a tablespoon of filling
  • Bake in a 350° oven for about 15 minutes until golden and puffy.