Gay Chess Tarts

Recipe Cuisine: Pies
Recipe Category: Pies
Recipe Serves: 10

Recipes Ingredients:

2 Eggs
-lemon juice
1/2 c Butter or margarine
1 c Dark or light raisins
1 pn Salt
1 Teasp. vanilla extract
1 c Granulated sugar
1/2 c Coarsely chopped walnuts
1/4 c Fresh, frozen, or canned
1/2 c Heavy cream, whipped

Recipe Instructions:

Wonderful Pastry 1, 2, or 4 for 9" two-crust Pie Early in day: Start heating Oven to 450ø F. Roll out all of pastry. Cut into 5" squares. Snugly fit each square into 2 3/4" Muffin cup so corners stick up or lay over rim of Muffin pan; prick. Bake about 10 min., or until golden. Cool on wire rack. Carefully lift from Muffin pans. In saucepan, beat eggs with fork; stir in butter, salt, sugar, lemon juice, and raisins. Bring to full boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Refrigerate. At serving time: Into raisin mixture, stir vanilla and nuts. Spoon into tart shells. Top with whipped cream. Makes about 10 tarts. Gay Touches: Make these tarts look like sundaes: Top whipped cream with different garnishes-whole or chopped walnuts, bits of citron and preserved orange rind, thin slices of dates, candied or maraschino cherries (whole, sliced, or chopped).