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I was sitting watching a movie late one night when I started craving something sweet. I don't normally buy a ton of sweets, or if I do they often don't last very long! After taking a look through the pantry, with nothing jumping out and screaming "bake me," I decided to tackle the daunting task of butter tarts. What was I thinking, right?
I haven't made butter tarts in years - reason being, I HATE rolling out the crust. But this craving for butter tarts was fierce, I could almost taste them. I figured since I was the only one who wanted them, and I wasn't making them for anyone else, I could screw it up and no one would know.
Well...to my surprise it came together like magic and rolled out like play dough! This of course got me excited and I had to write down my recipe immediately before I got sidetracked, like I usually do. Now, I made butter tarts, but please use this recipe for pies as well. Since it contains sugar I would just eliminate it if I made something more savory.
Photo: An Italian in my Kitchen
Recipe
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
3 oz cold butter
3 oz cold shortening
2 tsp sugar
pinch of salt
4-5 tbsp ice cold water (or until dough comes together)
Mix flour, sugar, and salt together in large bowl. Cut in butter and shortening, continue until they are the size of small peas. Sprinkle water over mixture using a fork to toss and mix gently. Once the mixture comes together and forms a nice ball, flatten and wrap in plastic wrap, refrigerate for about a half hour.
Tips - butter, shortening, and water all must be cold. Do not over mix dough, it should not be sticky or too dry. Dough can be refrigerated for two to three days or frozen up to three months.
I couldn't eat just one, they were AMAZING! However, I shared the rest with friends...because I had to brag.
Let me know what you think :)
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