Posted by llrrrpp on June 5, 2006, at 12:09:23
In reply to Danger: Butter Tarts!!!!, posted by ron1953 on June 5, 2006, at 9:32:33
So here's the problem
In common parlance,
1 food calorie is actually 1 kcal, or 1000 SI calories.
so using this handy conversion,
we discover thatButtertarts have a mere 105 calories each. A healthy treeeet for all to enjoy. Chock full of vitamin triglycerides.
I think I ate more saturated fat in the last 24 hours than I did in the last month. I ate the whole recipe. Yes. it's gone. Gluttony. a cardinal sin. (All the good sins are)
I will experiment in weeks to come with acquiring the magical plumpness. I think the circles of dough need to be cut with larger diameter. this would allow for deeper wells of buttertart filling.
I would like the honest opinion of the Canadians regarding addition of raisins and nuts. Which raisins and which nuts are recommended?
Also, as I have learned recently. European butter contains slightly less moisture (water) than American butter. This creates a slightly different pastry consistency, and might affect the flake. I doubt it would affect the filling much.
My oven runs a little cool. You may have noticed that the pastry crust did not brown very much in my photographs. My next attempt will use a slightly higher oven temperature.
Also, regarding the pastry crust: typically, flaky golden brown pastry includes the addition of vegetable shortening. I purposefully chose a recipe of 100% butterfat. (classic French Pate Brisee, or short pastry). However, I am willing to try another variant, should my next attempt at baking these confections also yield a product with crust the color of my iiner forearms in the winter.
Lar, as far as having my child. Well, you can take all the supplements and phytoestrogens in the world. I still don't think you'd be able to have my child. I admire the sentiment though.
-ll
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