Favorite desserts

[Shelley Toews]

My husband loves this recipe. I use bought tart shells.

THE ULTIMATE BUTTER TART

1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup shortening or marg. very soft
1 egg slightly beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup raisins
tart shells

Put tart shells in muffin tins. Combine all ingredients except the raisins. Mix well. Put raisins into shell spread evenly. Fill 2/3 full of syrup mixture. Bake on bottom shelf at 425 degrees for 12 minutes or just until set. Don't over bake. Under baking makes them runnier. Cool on wire rake.


My husband really likes just the right amount of raisins in each one. I have also doubled this recipe with no problems. I think I got this recipe from one of those little cookbooks they hand out.

[Crystal]

I love the smell of fresh baked pies. The recipe is a little touchy. You may have to try a few times until you find a dough consistency that you enjoy.

5 1/2 cups flour (If a richer pastry is preferred use less flour.)
1 1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp baking powder
1lb lard (2 cups or one of those crisco packages of lard looks like a lb of butter.)

Add salt and baking powder to flour and cut in lard.
IN A 1 CUP MEASURING CUP (i forget this sometimes and the dough doesn't turn out properly.)
1 egg whisked with a fork
2 tbsp brown sugar for a sweeter taste you can do 4 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp vinegar
Once those three items are added fill cup with water.(Each time maybe a different amount of water due to eggs size.)

Roll out to fight pie plate and thickness you want.
Bake at 375-400 degrees until brown.

What i do is 4 1/2 cups flour since i like a crust that melts as soon as it touches your tongue. I add flour when i am rolling it out so it doesnt stick to my table. The scraps that you get from cutting the excess of the pie shell i use as tarts. Roll the scrap out and put them in a cupcake tin/muffin tin (the scrap dough will be a tougher dough.)

A tip for making pastry dough. Try not to touch the dough until you have to. Use a pastry cutter or if you dont have one of those use two butter knifes.

[Amanda]

This fudge is very easy to make but still very yummy.

Five Minute Fudge

Ingredients

1 2/3 cups sugar
2/3 cup evaporated milk
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups mini marshmallows
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla

Combine sugar, butter, milk and salt in a medium saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Boil four to five minutes stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in marshmallows, chocolate chips and vanilla. Stir until marshmallows melt and blend. Pour into 8 by 8 foil lined pan. Chill and cut in to squares.