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Dessert for 12

Canadian Butter Tarts with nuts and seeds

$2.62for 460 minServes 12

These small pastry tarts hold a sweet maple butter filling with pecans or raisins and bake until the centers are set.

Canadian Butter Tarts with nuts and seeds

Photo: onceuponachef.com

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Butter, 8 oz$0.40/oz typical8 oz$3.20Typical price
Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical1$0.30Typical price
Nuts and seeds, 1.25 oz$0.70/oz typical1.25 oz$0.79Typical price
Dried fruit and raisins, 0.5 oz$0.45/oz typical0.5 oz$0.21Typical price
Total for the servings shown$7.87

Swaps

  • Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourSugar and brown sugarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarHoney or maple syrupVinegarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

  • 60 minstart to table
  • Mediumdifficulty
  • 12servings as written
  • $typical cost tier

AmericanVegetarianBudgetDessertsHolidayWinter

Typical price

$0.66 per serving$2.62 for 4

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

  • 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 12 tbsp very cold unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup very cold water
  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup ­chopped pecans (optional)
  • 3 tbsp raisins (optional)

Steps

  1. Mix the flour, salt, and sugar, then cut in the cold butter until coarse crumbs form.
  2. Stir in the cold water until dough forms, shape it into a disk, and chill it for 15 minutes.
  3. Heat the oven to 375 F and grease a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking oil.
  4. Roll out the dough, cut 12 rounds, and press them into the muffin cups.
  5. Melt the 4 tablespoons butter and whisk it with the brown sugar, maple syrup, egg, vinegar, vanilla, and salt.
  6. Fill the pastry shells with the mixture, add pecans or raisins if desired, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

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