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Ick. You may have ruined me for figs. 😯
What are butter tarts?They are a Canadian treat: a pastry tart shell with a filling made from butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, and eggs (usually). Some people will add pecans or raisins to them. We like raisins in ours, or plain, and use flax/cornstarch eggs.
So, butter tarts sound similar to pecan pie, without nuts. Yum!Yes, exactly! Many people use pecans in them, so they're really mini pecan pies, I guess.
Hezz, one of the greatest celebrity chefs of all time, Julia Child herself, was all about embracing that kind of "fail" and using it however it works. If it tastes yummy, it's all good.Oh, the story of my allergen-free baking these days... my recent butter tart shell failures turned into a crumb base layer for butter tart squares, which turned out yummy in the end, and some ice cream topping we'll use later. Make the most of it -- those ingredients are expensive!
I've attempted and failed butter tarts three times so far. It may not happen this year. It may end up being just the filling in ramekin dishes. LOL I now have a container full of failed butter tart shell attempts - mostly crumbly cookie bits: a perfect ice cream topping.