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Canadian Butter Tarts

Estimated Nutritional Profile
Nutrient Quantity
Protein (g)63.4005
Energy (kCal)6668.669
Carbohydrates (g)266.3103
Total fats (g)613.951
Temporal Sequence of Cooking Processes
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    Utensils Used
    | 1. Preheat oven to 400°F. | 2. To prepare the pastry, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. | 3. Add half the lard to the flour mixture. Using a pastry cutter or 2 knives, blend in until the pastry has the consistency of cornmeal. Add the remaining lard and blend until the pastry is the consistency of coarse breadcrumbs. Do not overwork the pastry. | 4. Mix the egg with the vinegar in a 1 cup measuring cup. Fill the cup with ice cold water. Drizzle the mixture (egg, vinegar and ice water) over the flour mixture and stir lightly until the dough is evenly moistened. | 5. To prepare the filling, combine the brown sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs. | 6. Soak the breadcrumbs in the cream and add to the sugar mixture. | 7. Roll out the pastry and line the tart pans. Place a few raisins in each tart. | 8. Fill each tart 3/4 full with the filling. Bake for 20 minutes. Makes 30 tarts. | 9. Recipe from Dew Drop Inn, Virgil, Ontario. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients
    Ingredient Name Quantity Unit State Energy (kcal) Carbohydrates Protein (g) Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
    purpose flour 5 cups - - - -
    brown sugar 1/4 cup 209.0 53.9495 0.066 0.0
    baking powder 1/2 teaspoon 1.219 0.6371 0.0 0.0
    salt 1 teaspoon - - - -
    lard 2 cups 3698.2 0.0 0.0 410.0
    egg 1 71.5 0.36 6.28 4.755
    vinegar 2 tablespoons 6.257999999999999 0.2771 0.0 0.0
    ice water - - - -
    brown sugar 3 cups 209.0 53.9495 0.066 0.0
    butter 1 cup unsalted melted 1368.0 62.856 42.744 115.2
    vanilla 2 teaspoons 24.191999999999997 1.0626 0.005 0.005
    egg 3 71.5 0.36 6.28 4.755
    breadcrumb 3/4 cup - - - -
    cream 1 cup 792.0 15.96 8.712 83.23200000000001
    raisin 1 cup 498.3 131.208 5.5935 0.759

    - Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.



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