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Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Makes: 12 tarts

Ingredients

12 (2 inch) unbaked tart shells *
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup light corn syrup
¼ cup butter
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup raisins

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Arrange tart shells on a baking sheet or in a muffin tin. Distribute raisins evenly into shells. In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, egg and salt. Mix until smooth and pour over raisins in shells.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until done.

Enjoy!!!!

* You can buy the uncooked pastry tart shells from your local grocer. I prefer to make my own pastry.

I have not tried this yet. I plan to make it for Ostara/Easter. It will be getting streamlined by me as it appears to be very putsy.

Fresh Lemon Coconut Cake

Cake
2.5 cups cake flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 cup unsalted butter
softened
2 cups sugar
5 large eggs separated
2 tsp. grated lemon peel
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream

Heat oven to 350. Coat 2 9 x2 inch round cake pans with baking spray. In bowl mix up flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add sugar beat 5 minutes until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks one at a time. Beat in lemon zest and juice and vanilla. On low speed beat in flour mixture with sour cream until combined. In yet another bowl with clean beaters(this is starting to sound like Martha Stewarts kitchen)beat the egg whites at high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold this into batter and spread in cake pans. Bake 32-34 minutes. Let cool in pans on wire racks 10 min and then turn cakes out.

Lemon Filling
1 cup sugar
3 T cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup water
2 large egg yolks
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
2 T unsalted butter

In a saucepan whisk sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Whisk in water, yolks and lemon juice. Bring to boil over medium heat; boil 1 minute. Remove from heat; whisk in butter until melted and smooth. Cover surface with plastic wrap; let cool. Place 1 cake layer on plate. Spread with filling then cover with other layer.

Fluffy Frosting
3 large egg whites
3/4 cup sugar
3 T water
1/4 tsp each;; cream of tarter, vanilla, and almond extract
1.5 cups coconut

In heatproof bowl mix all ingredients except extracts and coconut. Using mixer, beat 1 minute. Place bowl over pot of simmering water but not touching water. On high speed beat until stiff shiny peaks form about 7 minutes. remove from heat and add extracts. Beat 5 minutes or until cooled. Frost cake and cover with coconut.

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Many moons ago I worked in the Portuguese area in downtown Toronto, Ontario. At lunch time, I would meander over to this Portuguese restaurant that served a variety of delicious Portuguese foods but I remember, quite deliciously, their Portuguese potatoes which contained potatoes *natch* boiled eggs, bay leaf, olive oil,cod fish and a few other ingredients that I have yet to replicate.

I would be ever so appreciative if you could/would post a recipe for Portuguese Potatoes.

Ta.