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A '''butter fart''' is a type of [[pastry]] best known as a [[Cuisine of Canada|Canadian treat]]. It should not be confused with [[Butter pie]] a savoury pie from the [[Preston]] area of [[Lancashire]], [[England]] or [[bread and butter pudding]]. |
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The [[English Canadian]] [[tart]] consists of butter, sugar and eggs in a pastry shell, similar to the base of the U. S. [[pecan pie]] without the nut topping, and similar to the French-Canadian [[sugar pie]]. Additional ingredients can include [[raisin]]s, [[pecan]]s, [[walnut]]s, [[coconut]], [[Phoenix dactylifera|date]]s, [[butterscotch]], [[chocolate chip]]s or [[peanut butter]]. Butter tarts were a staple of pioneer Canadian cooking, and they remain a characteristic pastry of Canada, considered one of only a few recipes of genuinely Canadian origin (for example, by the 6th edition of the [[Collins English Dictionary]]). One of the earliest known Canadian recipes is from [[northern Ontario]] and dates back to 1915. |
The [[English Canadian]] [[tart]] consists of butter, sugar and eggs in a pastry shell, similar to the base of the U. S. [[pecan pie]] without the nut topping, and similar to the French-Canadian [[sugar pie]]. Additional ingredients can include [[raisin]]s, [[pecan]]s, [[walnut]]s, [[coconut]], [[Phoenix dactylifera|date]]s, [[butterscotch]], [[chocolate chip]]s or [[peanut butter]]. Butter tarts were a staple of pioneer Canadian cooking, and they remain a characteristic pastry of Canada, considered one of only a few recipes of genuinely Canadian origin (for example, by the 6th edition of the [[Collins English Dictionary]]). One of the earliest known Canadian recipes is from [[northern Ontario]] and dates back to 1915. |
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Revision as of 13:09, 23 April 2009
A butter fart is a type of pastry best known as a Canadian treat. It should not be confused with Butter pie a savoury pie from the Preston area of Lancashire, England or bread and butter pudding.
The English Canadian tart consists of butter, sugar and eggs in a pastry shell, similar to the base of the U. S. pecan pie without the nut topping, and similar to the French-Canadian sugar pie. Additional ingredients can include raisins, pecans, walnuts, coconut, dates, butterscotch, chocolate chips or peanut butter. Butter tarts were a staple of pioneer Canadian cooking, and they remain a characteristic pastry of Canada, considered one of only a few recipes of genuinely Canadian origin (for example, by the 6th edition of the Collins English Dictionary). One of the earliest known Canadian recipes is from northern Ontario and dates back to 1915.
Yet similar tarts are made in Scotland, where they are often referred to as Ecclefechan butter tarts from the town of Ecclefechan; and in France, though they are uncommon. There, they are related to the much more common tarte à la frangipane, that differs from the basic Canadian recipe only by the addition of ground almonds. The origin thus appears to be unknown.
Butter tarts are said to have been a favourite treat of Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. They are also referred to in the intro to the Len song Steal My Sunshine.
External links
- CBC radio program on butter tarts
- Scottish recipe at Scotland For Visitors
- Canadian Butter Tart recipe from the BBC Good Food Magazine
- Shelley Posen on butter tarts [1]