With this timeless Canadian dish, plant-based and patriotic collide. A dozen may not be enough of these rich, flaky, deliciously sweet treats.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 32 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 12 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 “butter” tarts |
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup Becel® Unsalted Plant-Based Bricks
- 3 tablespoons iced water
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar, divided
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons Becel® Unsalted Plant-Based Bricks, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease 12 nonstick muffin cups; set aside.
- Combine flour with salt in medium bowl. Cut in 1/2 cup Becel Unsalted Plant-Based Bricks with pastry blender or fingertips just until large crumbs begin to form. Whisk water with 1 teaspoon vinegar. Add just enough water mixture to flour mixture to form dough, while stirring flour mixture with fork. Shape into a ball, then cover with plastic wrap; flatten dough into a disc. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
- Whisk brown sugar, corn syrup, maple syrup, egg, 2 tablespoons melted Becel Unsalted Plant-Based Bricks, vanilla and remaining 1 teaspoon vinegar. Roll dough on lightly floured surface about 1/4-inch (0.5 cm) thick. Cut out 12 (4-inch/10 cm) circles, using a lightly floured glass or circle cutter. Press circles into prepared muffin cups. Fill cups evenly with pecans, then brown sugar mixture.
- Bake 10 minutes then reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Bake an additional 10 minutes or until deep golden. Let stand in pan 2 minutes, then remove to wire rack and cool completely.
- To make this recipe vegan, omit the egg in the filling and replace with an additional 2 tablespoons (30 mL) melted Becel and 2-1/2 to 3 teaspoons (12 mL to 15 mL) cornstarch.
- The metric measures for this recipe are as follows: 375 mL all-purpose flour, 1 mL salt, 125 mL plus 30 mL Becel Unsalted Plant-Based Bricks, 45 mL iced water, 10 mL white vinegar, 125 mL firmly packed light brown sugar, 60 mL corn syrup, 30 mL pure maple syrup, 5 mL vanilla extract, and 120 mL chopped pecans.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 143 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 25 g |
| Cholesterol | 16 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Sodium | 59 mg |
| Sugars | 9 g |
| Fat | 4 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |