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    Walnut Tarts


    Source of Recipe


    Posted by Schmitty

    Recipe Link: Cooking For Us

    List of Ingredients




    1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter (or margarine)
    1 3 ounce package cream cheese
    1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sifted all purpose flour
    1/4 teaspoon salt

    Recipe



    Preheat oven to 350.
    Blend together 1/2 cup butter, cream cheese, flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt until mixture can be shaped into a ball. Cut dough in half. Divide each half into 12 small balls. Press each ball over bottom and up sides of tiny 1 1/2 inch diameter muffin pans, to make a shell.

    Filling
    1 egg
    2/3 cup brown sugar - packed
    1/4 teaspoon vanilla
    1 1/4 cups chopped walnuts
    1/4 cup chopped raisins
    1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind
    1/4 teaspoon salt

    Beat egg with sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon butter and vanilla. Stir in 1 cup walnuts, raisins and orange peel. Spoon into prepared pans and sprinkle tops with remaining walnuts.

    Bake on lowest oven rack for about 25 minutes. Cool in pans.
    Makes 24 tarts.
 

 

 

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