Cape Breton Date Tarts
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
48 tarts
ingredients
-
Tart Shells
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
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Filling
- 2 1⁄4 cups chopped pitted dates
- 1⁄2 cup orange juice
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Icing
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 2 1⁄4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon maple extract
directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Sift together flour and 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in 1 cup butter; knead until well blended. Form dough into 3/4 inch balls. Press evenly into 1 1/2 inch tart molds, pressing up the sides to form a shell. Bake in preheated oven until pale gold, about 16 minutes. Let shells cool in the pan. Gently loosen and remove them from pan using a knife.
- Combine dates, orange juice, water, brown sugar, and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Mash dates with a fork as they cook. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Allow mixture to cool before spooning into tart shells.
- Cream 1/4 cup butter in a small bowl with an electric mixer. Gradually add 1 cup of the sugar while continuing to mix. Add the milk, remaining 1 1/4 cups sugar, and maple extract. Beat at high speed until smooth. Icing should be thick enough to pipe. Spoon mixture into pastry bag with a small round or star-shaped tip. Pipe a swirl of icing on each tart.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
DrGaellon
New Rochelle, 0
I'm a 48 y/o gay Jewish man in the suburbs immediately north of New York City. I'm a general internist, practicing and teaching at a medical college north of NYC. I also earned a Masters in Public Health degree in 2013.
After a Walt Disney World trip in Dec 2006 where I had to rent an electric scooter because I couldn't manage the walking, I decided to have gastric bypass surgery, which was done Feb 28, 2007. I lost 160 lbs (though I've gained back about 60 of that since). I can't eat as much as I used to, so I want every bite to be extra good!