Canadian classic · 9 × 9 pan
Butter Tart Bars
Love butter tarts but not the fiddly pastry? These bars give you all the gooey, brown-sugar goodness in a fraction of the time. Press the base, pour the filling, and let the oven do the rest.
Ingredients
Base
- ½ cup butter, margarine or vegan butter
- ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
Butter tart filling
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1¼ cups raisins
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Make the base: mix the butter, brown sugar and flour until crumbly. Press evenly into an ungreased 9 × 9-inch pan.
- Bake the base for 10 minutes.
- Make the filling while the base bakes: beat the eggs and brown sugar together, then stir in the flour, baking powder, salt, raisins and walnuts.
- Spread the filling evenly over the warm base.
- Bake again for about 30 minutes, until the top is golden brown and the centre is almost firm.
- Cool completely in the pan before cutting into squares.
🌿 Sage's Tip
Let them cool completely before you cut them. Warm butter tart filling has a mind of its own, and patience gives you neat squares instead of a delicious puddle.
