Cape Breton 'Pork Pies'
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Scrumptious little sweet tarts that are simply filled with a bit of brown sugar and dates. No "pork" involved, just old-fashioned Acadian simple goodness.
Ingredients
| 1 | cup |
butter
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| 4 | teaspoons |
powdered sugar
confectioner's |
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| 2 | cups |
all-purpose flour
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| 2 | cups |
dates
chopped |
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| 1 ½ | cup |
brown sugar
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* |
| 1 | cup |
water
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| 1 | x |
lemon juice
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* |
Directions
TART SHELLS: Cut the butter into the flour; add the sugar rand knead until well blended.
Press small amounts of dough into small muffin tins making a well, space for the filling later.
Bake in a 425F oven for 10 minutes. When cool fill with the following:
FILLING: In a small saucepan simmer the remaining ingredients until the dates are of soft consistency.
Let cool; then fill the tart shells. Ice with butter icing if desired.
