butter tarts
Syrupy filled pastries
Butter tarts are a Canadian pastry consisting of a small single-serving tart shell filled with a gooey mixture of butter, sugar, syrup, and egg.
The filling sets into a sweet, caramelized custard.
Variations include raisins, pecans, or walnuts.
Whether the filling should be runny or firm sparks regional debate: Are you a runny butter tart person or a set filling person?
Soft and sticky
- runnyExcessively fluid
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- brown sugarMolasses-flavored granulated sweetener
corn syrup · maple syrup · eggs · vanilla · custard · molten · oozing · sticky
Concentrated sap sweetener
- OntarioCanada's most populous province
- QuebecFrench-speaking Canadian province
- Tim HortonsCanadian coffee and doughnut chain
- poutineGravy-soaked fries with curds
Canuck · fall fair · cottage country · church basement · potluck · bake sale · hometown · grandma's recipe
Crumbly or unreliable
- shortcrustCrumbly, buttery pastry dough
- crustHard outer layer
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
- tartletSmall pastry shell
shell · crimped · blind bake · pie plate · muffin tin · pastry brush · rolling pin · lard
Containing much sweetener
- treaclyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- decadentSelf-indulgent, often corruptly
- indulgentToo willing to yield
- richHaving much of something
saccharine · cloying · toothsome · confection · treat · dessert · delicacy · sinful
gooey
Soft and sticky
- runnyExcessively fluid
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
brown sugar · corn syrup · maple syrup · eggs · vanilla · custard · molten · oozing · sticky · set
maple syrup
Concentrated sap sweetener
- OntarioCanada's most populous province
- QuebecFrench-speaking Canadian province
- Tim HortonsCanadian coffee and doughnut chain
poutine · Canuck · fall fair · cottage country · church basement · potluck · bake sale · hometown · grandma's recipe · heritage
flaky
Crumbly or unreliable
- shortcrustCrumbly, buttery pastry dough
- crustHard outer layer
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
tartlet · shell · crimped · blind bake · pie plate · muffin tin · pastry brush · rolling pin · lard · homemade
sugary
Containing much sweetener
- treaclyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- decadentSelf-indulgent, often corruptly
- indulgentToo willing to yield
rich · saccharine · cloying · toothsome · confection · treat · dessert · delicacy · sinful · satisfying
raisins
Dried grape snack
plain · nuts · dried fruit · chocolate chip
- Canadian Foodstourtiere, Montreal bagels, Montreal bagel, beaver tails, maple syrup
- CanadianaCanadian, Canadian flag, maple syrup, maple leaf, beaver
butter tartssavory dishes
Foods that aren't sweet
main courses · vegetables · salad · plain rice · hardtack
butter tartsAmerican pie
Cultural dessert symbol
French pastry · Vegemite · fish and chips · apple pie · croissant
butter, tart, buttery, buttered, buttering, butters, buttermilk, unbuttered, butterless