Mom’s Pastry
5 cups flour
1 pound lard
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp baking powder
Mix the above 4 ingredients together in a large bowl, use fork to start then by hand (I use my Cuisinart mixer for the entire recipe and it does a fabulous job).
Beat 1 egg in a measuring cup
Add 2 tsp white vinegar
Then add water to make ¾ cup
Add to flour mixture and mix. Mix until lard is almost absorbed. Mixture will be very sticky. Roll into log and cut into 6 even pieces. Wrap in tin foil and freeze for at least 1 day. Thaw and roll out with lots of flour.
Butter Tarts
Roll out pastry and cut pastry to fit muffin pan. Paper baking cups will help avoid sticking but if not using spray pan with non-stick spray.
Filling:
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup syrup (Use golden syrup, Cost-Plus has great stuff imported from England or Scotland).
3 tbs butter
Cream these 3 ingredients together.
1 egg beaten well
Add a little at a time to creamed mixture while beating.
½ tsp vanilla
Pinch of salt
1 ½ tsp white vinegar
1/3 or ½ cup raisins
Spoon mixture into pastry cups.
Bake at 425 degrees for 5 minutes, lower temp to 350 degrees and bake 12 minutes more.
Yields 15-18 tarts
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