Prize Butter Tarts

• brown sugar↗1 cup
• seedless raisins or 1/2 cup pecans, chopped↗1⁄2 cup
• butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted↗1⁄3 cup
• egg, beaten↗1
• milk↗2 tablespoons
• vanilla↗1 teaspoon
• pastry for double-crust pie↗1

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375°F.

2. 2

   Prepare pastry dough; cut in circles and line 3-inch tart pans with pastry circles.

3. 3

   Combine balance of ingredients.

4. 4

   Spoon mixture into unbaked pastry lined pans, filling each no more than 2/3 full (if the filling bubbles over it makes one heck of a mess!). Bake for 20 minutes or until filling has cooked and pastry is golden.

5. 5

   Notes: This can be made without the raisins or nuts, but they  ...

6. 6

   I generally make these with a combination of nuts and raisins.

7. 7

   Craisins can be substituted for the raisins.

8. 8

   For Jam Tarts: Line tart pan cups with pastry.

9. 9

   Fill cups 1/2 full with your choice of jam.

10. 10

    Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes or until pastry is golden.