Jans Butter Tart Squares Recipes

BUTTER TART SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• To Make Base: In a small mixer bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter or margarine and confectioners' sugar. Blend in flour. Pat into 9X9 inch square pan. Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes.
• To Make Filling: In a large bowl combine brown sugar, melted butter or margarine, beaten eggs, vinegar, vanilla, and raisins. Pour over base and bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, until set.

JAN'S BUTTER TART SQUARES

Steps:

• Filling: 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 1/2 cup oatmeal 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup raisins Crust: Cut butter into flour until crumbly.
• Press into 9x9" buttered pan.
• Bake at 350F for 15 minutes.
• Filling: Mix filling ingredients.
• Pour over partially baked crust and return to oven for 20 minutes.
• Cool before cutting.

BUTTER TART SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lingtly grease and line 8x8-inch baking dish with parchment paper, letting paper hang slightly over two sides of pan to use as handles for easy removal of squares.
• BASE: Cream butter and brown sugar until combined. Add flour and beat until mixture is a soft dough. Press dough evenly into bottom of prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• FILLING: Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in corn syrup, eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour and baking powder. Sprinkle raisins over baked pastry base. Pour filling over raisins.
• Bake 25 minutes or until filling is set. Cool. Loosen edges of pastry and remove from pan. Cut into squares.

SONRISA'S BUTTER TART SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk 1 cup flour and white sugar together in a bowl; cut 1/2 cup cold butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender until crumbly. Press flour mixture evenly into the bottom of a 9-inch square cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove to cool slightly, leaving oven on.
• Whisk eggs and 2 tablespoons melted butter together in a bowl; whisk in brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, baking powder, and vanilla extract. Stir raisins and pecans into egg mixture; pour over the base.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top springs back when touched, about 20 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

OLD-FASHIONED BUTTER TART BARS

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the base: In a small bowl, mix together the flour and sugar. Using two knives or a pastry blender or your fingers, cut butter in until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press evenly into 9-inch square, ungreased pan. Bake in a preheated oven for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Place pan on wire rack.
• 2. Prepare the Filling: In a medium bowl, combine the brown sugar, walnuts and raisins. Add eggs, flour, baking powder and vanilla and beat until well blended.
• 3. Spread evenly over hot base and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Place pan on a wire rack to cool completely. (The filling may seem a bit jiggly at first but will become firm when completely cooled). Cut into bars