butter tart
Syrupy Canadian treat
A butter tart is a Canadian pastry consisting of a small, single-serving shell filled with a mixture of butter, sugar, syrup, and egg.
The filling is gooey and intensely sweet, sometimes including raisins or pecans.
Butter tarts are iconic in Canadian baking, particularly in Ontario, and inspire fierce debates about whether the filling should be runny or firm.
Soft and sticky
- runnyExcessively fluid
- custardCooked egg-milk mixture
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- sugaryContaining much sweetener
golden syrup · brown sugar · corn syrup · maple syrup · eggs · vanilla · raisins · pecans
Canada's most populous province
- QuebecFrench-speaking Canadian province
- PrairiesNorth America's central grassland region
- maple syrupConcentrated sap sweetener
- Tim HortonsCanadian coffee and doughnut chain
beavertail · poutine · bannock · Kingston · bakery · church basement · fall fair · potluck
gooey
Soft and sticky
- runnyExcessively fluid
- custardCooked egg-milk mixture
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
sugary · golden syrup · brown sugar · corn syrup · maple syrup · eggs · vanilla · raisins · pecans · walnuts
Ontario
Canada's most populous province
- QuebecFrench-speaking Canadian province
- PrairiesNorth America's central grassland region
- maple syrupConcentrated sap sweetener
Tim Hortons · beavertail · poutine · bannock · Kingston · bakery · church basement · fall fair · potluck · Canadiana
shortcrust
Crumbly, buttery pastry dough
muffin tin · dough · homemade · crimped · golden · baked · individual · pie crust · lard · tender
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