Ingredients
Method
Make the Pastry
- Whisk the flour, salt and granulated sugar together in a large bowl. Cut in the cold cubed butter with a pastry blender or fork until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs with some pea-sized pieces.
- In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolk, vinegar and 3 tbsp ice water together. Pour into the flour mixture and stir gently until the dough just holds together, adding the last tablespoon of water only if needed.
- Turn the dough out, pat it into a disk, wrap it and chill for 30 minutes.
Make the Filling
- Whisk the melted butter and brown sugar together in a bowl until smooth. Add the corn syrup, eggs, vanilla, vinegar and salt, whisking until fully combined and slightly glossy.
Assemble and Bake
- Heat the oven to 375 F / 190 C. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin well.
- Roll the chilled dough on a floured surface to about 3 mm thickness. Cut 12 rounds with a 4-inch / 10cm cutter and press each into a muffin cup.
- Scatter a few drained raisins into the bottom of each pastry shell.
- Pour the filling into the shells, filling each about two-thirds full to leave room for puffing.
- Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until the filling is puffed and bubbling at the edges, the pastry is golden brown, and the centers still jiggle slightly.
- Cool the tarts in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. The filling firms up as it cools, so resist checking doneness right out of the oven.
Notes
- Use a 4-inch / 10cm cutter for pastry rounds to fit standard muffin cups.
- Grease the muffin tin well even if the pastry seems non-stick.
- Filling keeps setting as tarts cool, so don't judge doneness straight from the oven.
- Room-temperature eggs blend into the filling more smoothly than cold ones.
