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Homemade Canadian Amish Butter Tarts

Course Dessert
Cuisine Amish, Canadian

Ingredients
  

  • pie pastry
  • 4 large eggs
  • ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 cups dark corn syrup
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegart
  • 10 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 2 cups raisins, walnuts, or coconut

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Roll out the pastry dough on a lightly floured surface to form a 12-inch diameter circle about 1 /8 inch thick.  
  • Use glass to cut out rounds and put into muffin tins.
  • Cut off an excess overhang.In a large mixing bowl, combine the brown sugar, eggs, corn syrup, vanilla, vinegar, and butter until the mixture is creamy and thoroughly mixed.
  • Spoon the optional ingredients into the bottom of the unfilled crusts. Pour the combined mixture into the pastry crusts until three-quarters full. Bake until the crusts are golden and the filling is firm