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Tarts

A sampling of the wonderfully sweet butter tarts baked fresh daily at Leah's Bakery in Toronto.

Is the butter tart the most Canadian of sweet treats? Not so fast

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If something can be as American as apple pie, it can be as Canadian as butter tarts — right? The intensely sweet treat is a staple, and Ontario even runs butter tart tours. But British Columbia’s Nanaimo bars have something to say about the butter tart’s claim to supremacy.