Banbury Tarts

Name: Banbury Tarts
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ⅛ tsp. salt; ¾ c. sugar; Pastry for 2-Crust Pie; 1½ c. raisins; 1 tblsp. butter or margarine; 1 tblsp. butter or margarine; 1 c. water; 4 soda crackers, finely crushed

Preparation info

Makes
15 to 16

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

About

You can make the filling ahead and store in refrigerator if convenient

Ingredients

Pastry for 2-Crust Pie
1½ c. raisins
1 tsp. grated lemon peel

Americas
United States
Dessert
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Combine raisins, lemon peel, salt, sugar, water and cracker crumbs. Cook slowly, stirring occasionally, until about the consistency of jam (about 30 minutes). Stir in butter and lemon juice. Cool.
Roll pastry ⅛" thick. Cut in 4" circles, using a bowl, jar lid or card-board circle for pattern. Place 1 tblsp. raisin mixture in center of each pastry circle. Fold ove