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Ingredients
| salted butter: 1/2 cup (room temperature) |
| granulated sugar: 1 cup |
| eggs: 1 (large) |
| vanilla extract: 2 tsp |
| dried currants: 1 cup |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 cups |
| salt: 1/4 tsp |
| lard: 2/3 cup |
| water: 4 Tbl (cold) |
Currant Tarts
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
30 min -
Cook Time
15 min -
Servings
13 serving(s)
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- To Make the Filling:.
- Wash the currants and drain them.
- Stir the sugar and butter together well. Mix in the egg and vanilla until well blended. Stir in the currants.
- To Make the Pastry:.
- Mix the flour and salt together.
- Cut the lard into the flour and salt until the consistency is like crumbs. Gradually add enough of the water to make the dough hold together, and form it into a ball.
- Roll out the dough and cut out with a round cookie cutter and fit into muffin tins (regular size, not mini).
- To Assemble & Bake:.
- Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
- Put a large spoonful (about 2 tablespoons) of the filling into each unbaked tart shell.
- Bake @ 375 for 15 to 20 minutes, until bubbly and golden and crust is done. (Don't overbake - the filling should not be too brown or crispy.).