Butter Tart Squares

Baking Time:45 minutes

Makes:25 squares
Freezing: excellent
This fabulous recipe makes enjoying the classically Canadian flavour of butter tarts
easier than ever. Everyone is sure to love these great tasting favorites.
Ingredients & Directions
Base
cup (125mL) butter, softened
cup (50mL) brown sugar
1 cup (250mL)
Robin Hood Original All Purpose Flour
Filling
cup (175mL) brown sugar
cup (50mL) butter, softened
cup (125mL) corn syrup
2 eggs
1 tsp (5mL) vanilla extract
2 tbsp (30mL) Robin Hood Original All Purpose Flour
tsp (2mL) baking powder
cup (125mL) raisins (optional)

Directions

1Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Lightly grease and line an 8 x 8 (2L) baking dish
with parchment paper, letting paper hang slightly over two sides of pan to use as
handles for easy removal of squares.
2Cream butter and brown sugar in large mixing bowl until combined. Add flour and
beat until mixture is a soft dough. Press dough evenly into bottom of prepared pan.
3Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
4Filling: Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy in large bowl. Beat in
corn syrup, eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour and baking powder.
5Sprinkle raisins over baked pastry base. Pour filling over raisins.
6Bake for 25 minutes or until filling is set. Cool. Loosen edges of pastry and remove
from pan. Cut into squares.

Tips
Replace raisins with chopped pecans or walnuts.