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Beehive Corn Syrup had its own recipe for Butter Tarts on the back label of its golden product. Here it is in all its simplicity. Ingredients  2 eggs 1 Cup Beehive Corn Syrup 1 Cup Sugar 1/4 Cup Butter (melted) 1 teasp. Vanilla 1 Cup raisins (and I would soak them in water first for…

By George underlined for future reference one of the 26 butter tart creations found in The Great Canadian Cookbook — Bacon Butter Tarts!  This is a must-bake.  Here is the recipe: Ingredients  Premade pastry, cut into 3 1/2-inch circles 5 slices bacon, cooked until crispy and chopped ¼ cup soft butter ½ cup lightly packed…

By George has found the website for those who wish to venture beyond the traditional tart and make a butter tart creation. In The Great Canadian Cookbook there are 26 recipes from butter tart squares to pinwheels. There are tarts with pecans and chocolate and maple. We saw coffee cake, cinnamon buns, and an interesting…

By George is celebrating July as the “Butter Tart Month.” We are having a sweet time, but there is one piece of serious business we wish to clear up with our followers. It’s the all-important question for all butter tart lovers: “Does the ultimate butter tart contain raisins?” Mid-way through our By George survey the…

“Butter tarts are a Canadian tradition. Waaaay back in the 1970s, a national contest here in Canada concluded that these butter tarts, originating from Wilkie’s Bakery in Orillia, Ontario, were the best. I certainly think so and it’s the only recipe I use. Add a sprinkle of toasted walnuts when you add the raisins, if…

Here is the classic butter tart recipe by renowned Canadian cook Elizabeth Baird. This recipe was found in the blog posts of the Tasting Table. As a side note, Mrs. Baird was for decades the food editor of Canadian Living. You will find that her recipe differs from the recipe found in that magazine. Prep…

The inspiration for this By George original digital art piece is (can you guess?) our favourite  daydreams… By George has declared July as “Butter Tart Month.” Here is a menu of our delectable articles on Canada’s iconic dessert. Chris George, providing reliable PR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer or experienced communicator? 613-983-0801 @ CG&A COMMUNICATIONS.

Brooke Cormier is a 26-year-old Canadian artist who has been pursuing her art professionally since 2016. In the summer of 2017, Brooke created a delicious masterpiece, a 24” x 24” acrylic on canvass entitled “Canadian Butter Tarts.”  She tells us “these butter tarts were purchased from a bakery in Minden, Ontario and are frequently consumed by…

This year, the Ottawa Valley can boast having the 2020 Tart Queen (as well as the runner-up queen).  Derek Dunn reports in an Arnprior Chronicle-Guide news article of February 24, 2020. “Two bakers from just outside Arnprior have won first and second place in the butter tart category at a convention in Toronto. “Marilyn Misener and…

By George has declared July as “Butter Tart Month.” Today we present a dozen of the most delicious photos of mouthwatering butter tarts. If this post does not make you run out and buy a tart today, nothing will.   Here is a menu of our delectable articles on Canada’s iconic dessert. Chris George, providing reliable PR…

“THE BEST BUTTER TARTS” INGREDIENTS Shell: 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup cold butter cubed 1/4 cup lard cubed 1/4 cup butter cubed 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon vinegar ice water   Filling: 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup corn syrup 1 egg 2 tablespoons butter softened 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon vinegar 1 pinch salt 1/4 cup currants 1/4 cup raisin 1/4 cup chopped pecans 1/4…

Butter tarts were common in pioneer Canadian cooking and the recipe is of genuinely Canadian origin. The earliest published recipe for a “butter filling” is from Barrie, Ontario, dating back to 1900. This recipe is found in The Women’s Auxiliary of the Royal Victoria Hospital Cookbook, submitted by Mrs. Mary Ethel MacLeod, a Scottish immigrant…

A Five Roses Flour cookbook has the earliest printed reference to “butter tarts” in Canadian food literature. The Lake of the Woods Milling Company released the first edition of the Five Roses Cookbook in 1913 as a collection of around 600 recipes submitted by women across Canada via a contest the company held. A later…

The butter tart is recognized as the greatest Canadian food – ranked number one in the latest By George Top-10 List of Canadian Foods, So, By George wants to celebrate this distinction and, therefore, we have declared the month of July “Butter Tart Month.” Let’s kick off this celebration with the pivotal question for all…

Today By George published its Canada Day newsletter “Our Canadian Top-10 Lists” which included a list of the greatest Canadian foods. Ranking number one on that list of Canadian foods was the iconic butter tart. To view the full list of the top ten Canadian foods, click here. So, to appropriately pay respect to this…