Maple Walnut Tarts

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup cold butter or 1/2 cup hard margarine, cut into pieces
• 1/3 cup vegetable shortening, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup ice-cold water (approx.)
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 to make pastry:.
• 2 in medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. cut in butter or margarine and shortening until mixture is crumbly. add water, 2 tablespoons at a time, mixing with a fork. add a little more water if necessary. press mixture into 2 flat discs. wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• 3 on lightly floured board, roll pastry discs to 1/16 inch. cut into 5-inch circles. roll scraps of dough and cut again. line twelve 3 1/2-inch tart pans with pastry.
• 4 to make filling:.
• 5 divide walnuts equally between tart shells.
• 6 beat together eggs, syrup, brown sugar, melted butter or margarine and vanilla until just blended. pour maple syrup mixture over walnuts.
• 7 bake in 425f oven for 20-25 minutes, or until pastry is golden and filling is soft set.
• 8 let stand 15 minutes before removing from tart pans.
• 9 serve warm or at room temperature, plain or with lightly sweetened cream.