fruittart

📍 Illinois, United States

Member since August 2007

I'm mom to four girls, although sometimes Tartlet 1 uses this account.

I used to home school the Tartlets but now they are all in public school. I work PT for the school. We are building our own home but please don't ask when it will be done. That remains a mystery ;-) I Babble here and there when time allows, and sometimes when it doesn't ;-)

Here is the recipe for my favorite shortbread crust for tarts:

Shortbread crust

1 1/3 c. flour
1/3 c. packed brown sugar
2/3 c. butter, softened

Preheat oven to 400 F. Grease and flour 12-inch tart pan.
Mix flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Press firmly and evenly against bottom and side of pan. Bake 10-15 minutes or until light brown.
Sometimes I replace part of the flour with finely chopped nuts, pecans and hazelnuts being my favorites.

Visit my food blog at:
http://fruittart.wordpress.com