Gooey Butter Tarts Recipe

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Gooey Butter Tarts
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup corn syrup
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/4 cup currants , raisins, chopped pecans (i use half raisins and half chopped nuts, and i don'tsp actually measure them, i just drop a bit of ea) or 1/4 cup flaked coconut (i use half raisins

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, stir flour with salt. With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter and shortening until mixture rexembles coarse crumbs with a few larger pieces.
  2. In liquid measure, whisk egg yolk with vinegar; add enough ice water to make 1/3 cup. Gradually sprinkle over flour mixture, stirring briskly with fork until pastry hold together. press into disc; wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
  3. In bowl, vigorously whisk together brown sugar, corn syrup, egg, butter, vanilla, vinegar and salt; set aside.
  4. On lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to 1/8 inch thickness. Using a 4 inch round cookie cutter cut out 12 circles, rerolling scraps once if necessary. Fit into 2 3/4 inch by 1 1/4 inch muffin cups. Divide currants among cups. Spoon in filling until three quarters full.
  5. Bake in bottom third of 450*F oven for about 12 minutes or until filling is puffed and bubbly and pastry is golden. Let stand on rack for 1 minute. Immediately run spatula around tarts to loosen; transfer to rack and let cool.
  6. CHOCOLATE GOOEY BUTTER TARTS: Drizzle cooled tarts with 2 ounces melted semisweet or white chocolate.
  7. NOT SO GOOEY BUTTER TARTS: Increase brown sugar to 3/4 cup and decrease corn syrup to 1/4 cup.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 587.61 Kcal (2460 kJ)
Calories from fat 262.74 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.19g 45%
Cholesterol 85.07mg 28%
Sodium 1017.09mg 42%
Potassium 147.33mg 3%
Total Carbs 77.44g 26%
Sugars 39.52g 158%
Dietary Fiber 4.33g 17%
Protein 6.83g 14%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 2.9mg 16%
Calcium 144.2mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 392.94 Kcal (1645 kJ)
Calories from fat 175.7 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.52g 45%
Cholesterol 56.89mg 28%
Sodium 680.14mg 42%
Potassium 98.52mg 3%
Total Carbs 51.79g 26%
Sugars 26.43g 158%
Dietary Fiber 2.89g 17%
Protein 4.57g 14%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 1.9mg 16%
Calcium 96.4mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.4
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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