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Canadian Sweet Treats Panel Roundup and Recipes!

Butter Tarts

Yield 24 tarts

Dough:

1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
½ cup icing sugar
¼ tsp salt 8 tbsp cold butter
2 large egg yolks

Filling:

450 grams brown sugar
165 grams corn syrup
½ lb butter
3 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt 4 eggs

To make the dough:

Mix all dry ingredients. Crumble cold butter into dry mixture until the butter is the size of small peas. Add egg yolks, mix completely. Roll dough out into sheet and use to form pastry shells.

To make filling:

Melt butter, mix in all other ingredients, except eggs. Once mixture has cooled add eggs.

Pour into shells and bake at 325 F for 20 minutes.

Alison was delighted to be on a panel on Sunday, December 3rd titled Canadian Sweet Treats: Food Experts Debate the Classics
Joined by Rose Murray, Elizabeth Baird, Dawn Woodward, Nettie Cronish and Elizabeth Driver the group had a lively and light hearted debate on the following treats:

Alison debated the merits of Lemon Squares and after a tasting by the audience of all the treats, a vote was taken and Alison's spirited defence of Lemon Squares took the day! Although it should be noted that due to a kitchen misshap the delicious Carrot Pudding could not be sampled. Probably a first where a Butter Tart recipe entered a contest and didn't win!

Enjoy these classic desserts this holiday season courtesy of some of Canada's finest cooks & authors.

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