This recipe for Rum and Butter Tartlets is inspired by the recipe in the Canada chapter of Good Housekeeping’s World Cookery (1972).

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To Rum or Not To Rum?

The original recipe calls for Rum essence which I suppose makes these child-friendly.  I remember hating rum balls, or anything else rum flavoured, as a child so I am not sure how friendly the essence version would be.  We did not have any rum essence in the house so I soaked my currants in actual rum. I then added the currant soaking liquid into the pies.  Did I say how delicious these were?

Rum and butter is a classic combination – seen in hot buttered rum and steak with rum butter.

But please make up your own mind on using real rum or rum essence.  Just not red rum!

We are watching The Shining for my film club.  I think it is a genius movie and one of Kubrick’s best  ( Stephen King hated it with a passion) and I am keen to see what the other club members think of it.

Rum and Butter Tartlets – The Recipes

I changed the original recipe a LOT both because some things such as the amount of sugar were insane.  Also…it’s Canada…why are they even using sugar when they could have had maple syrup which is a far superior sweetener IMHO!

Here is the original recipe from Good Housekeeping’s World Cookery

 

 

 

 

And here is my version:

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A delicious modern take on a vintage recipe.

Ingredients

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  • 70g currants
  • 50g butter
  • 60g cream
  • 100g maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp rum / rum essence
  • 1 egg
  • 12 sweet tart shells

Instructions

  • Soak the currants in the rum for at least 1 hour.
  • Melt the butter.  Add the cream, maple syrup, rum and currants.
  • Whisk in the egg.
  • Fill the tart shells and bake in a moderate oven (180C) until the filling was set and the pastry is golden.  This was 40 minutes for me.

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I have also found a very similar recipe from Adam Liaw 

There may be a short hiatus in my posting schedule, we are about to go on a little holiday to the beautiful beach resort of Noosa on the Sunshine Coast.  I am hoping for six days of sunshine, sand and great food!

Have a great week!

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