Currant Tarts

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup real butter, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup dried currant
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup lard
• 3 -4 tablespoons cold water

Recipe

• 1 to make the filling:.
• 2 wash the currants and drain them.
• 3 stir the sugar and butter together well. mix in the egg and vanilla until well blended. stir in the currants.
• 4 to make the pastry:.
• 5 mix the flour and salt together.
• 6 cut the lard into the flour and salt until the consistency is like crumbs. gradually add enough of the water to make the dough hold together, and form it into a ball.
• 7 roll out the dough and cut out with a round cookie cutter and fit into muffin tins (regular size, not mini).
• 8 to assemble & bake:.
• 9 pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
• 10 put a large spoonful (about 2 tablespoons) of the filling into each unbaked tart shell.
• 11 bake @ 375 for 15 to 20 minutes, until bubbly and golden and crust is done. (don't overbake - the filling should not be too brown or crispy.).