Butter Tarts

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar packed
• 0.3 cup butter 
• 1 cup coconut or shredded
• 0.7 cup plus dark
• 2  eggs beaten
• 9 inch pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie
• 0.1 teaspoon ground allspice 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 2 teaspoons juice of lemon fresh
• 0.3 cup butter 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup walnuts chopped

Equipment

• sauce pan
• oven
• muffin liners
• muffin tray

Directions

1. Roll pie dough out to 1/4 inch thickness.
2. Cut out circles of dough to fit cups of standard muffin tin. Gently place into muffin cups.
3. In a saucepan, melt butter and margarine over low heat just until melted. Stir in brown sugar, coconut, spices, nuts, salt, eggs, lemon juice, and corn syrup.
4. Mix well. Fill prepared muffin cups halfway with this mixture.
5. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden and bubbly.