English Butter Tarts I have no idea why they're called Butter Tarts, considering there's no butter IN the stupid things. They're pretty good, though. Ingredients 24 unbaked tart shells (2") 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup shortening 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 cups raisins More Like Raisin Pies If you don't have access to unbaked tart shells, see the Pecan Tassies recipe for a basic tart dough for 24 tartlets. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Distribute the raisins evenly amongst the tartlets. In a large bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients. Mix until well combined and smooth, and divide evenly over the raisins in the tart shells. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Watch carefully to keep from overbaking and burning. Notes and Hints and Stuff Unbaked Tart Shells? You can probably get unbaked shells in the frozen pastry section of the store. The original recipe called for arranging the shells on a baking sheet. If you use the Pecan Tassie tart crust, you will have to leave them in the tartlet pans, as the dough is quite squidgy.