Directions:
- In a large bowl, stir flour with salt. With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter and shortening until mixture rexembles coarse crumbs with a few larger pieces.
- In liquid measure, whisk egg yolk with vinegar; add enough ice water to make 1/3 cup. Gradually sprinkle over flour mixture, stirring briskly with fork until pastry hold together. press into disc; wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
- In bowl, vigorously whisk together brown sugar, corn syrup, egg, butter, vanilla, vinegar and salt; set aside.
- On lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to 1/8 inch thickness. Using a 4 inch round cookie cutter cut out 12 circles, rerolling scraps once if necessary. Fit into 2 3/4 inch by 1 1/4 inch muffin cups. Divide currants among cups. Spoon in filling until three quarters full.
- Bake in bottom third of 450*F oven for about 12 minutes or until filling is puffed and bubbly and pastry is golden. Let stand on rack for 1 minute. Immediately run spatula around tarts to loosen; transfer to rack and let cool.
- CHOCOLATE GOOEY BUTTER TARTS: Drizzle cooled tarts with 2 ounces melted semisweet or white chocolate.
- NOT SO GOOEY BUTTER TARTS: Increase brown sugar to 3/4 cup and decrease corn syrup to 1/4 cup.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 587.61 Kcal (2460 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 262.74 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 29.19g | 45% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 85.07mg | 28% | |
| Sodium | 1017.09mg | 42% | |
| Potassium | 147.33mg | 3% | |
| Total Carbs | 77.44g | 26% | |
| Sugars | 39.52g | 158% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 4.33g | 17% | |
| Protein | 6.83g | 14% | |
| Vitamin C | 1.9mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.1mg | 5% | |
| Iron | 2.9mg | 16% | |
| Calcium | 144.2mg | 14% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 392.94 Kcal (1645 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 175.7 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 19.52g | 45% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 56.89mg | 28% | |
| Sodium | 680.14mg | 42% | |
| Potassium | 98.52mg | 3% | |
| Total Carbs | 51.79g | 26% | |
| Sugars | 26.43g | 158% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.89g | 17% | |
| Protein | 4.57g | 14% | |
| Vitamin C | 1.3mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.1mg | 5% | |
| Iron | 1.9mg | 16% | |
| Calcium | 96.4mg | 14% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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