Banbury Tarts
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Banbury Tarts come from Banbury, England, where street vendors sold them steaming hot from flannel-lined baskets.
INGREDIENTS
Basic Pastry Dough for 8-inch two-crust pie
1 cup raisins
1 cup sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon cracker crumbs
Grated rind and juice of 1 lemonPreheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Roll the dough out 1/8-inch thick and cut it in 3 x 3-1/2-inch pieces.
Mix the raisins, sugar, egg, cracker crumbs, lemon rind and juice together in a bowl and toss until well mixed.
Put about 2 teaspoonfuls on one half of each piece of pastry. Moisten the edges with cold water, fold in half into little triangles, and press the edges together with a fork dipped in flour. Prick the tops.
Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for about 20 minutes.