Jam Tarts

Dear Diary,


There was some leftover pastry from a previous pie made and so we decided to use it up and made some little jam tarts. I wanted to make something that wasn’t lemon as some people don’t like it so decided to go for jam J

There was some strawberry preserve left over from another project so it was decided to use that. It was easier than the other tart as we didn't have to blind bake, just filled it straight away and baked it.

Here is the recipe for the jam tarts I used:

                                           8 inch flan case

                                           400g plain flour

                                           200g of fat (I used half lard and half butter)

                                           A pinch of salt

                                           1 egg yolk

                                           Cold water

1.  Mix the fat and the flour together until it looks like breadcrumbs.

2. Add a tablespoon of water to the beaten egg and slowly add to the mixture.

3. Keep adding water a table spoon at a time until it binds together.

4. Gather it all together and wrap in plastic and then chill it in the fridge for 30min. (It can be made the night before and chilled over night if necessary)

5. Preheat the oven to 200^oC.

6. Roll it out so it is larger than the case pick it up with the rolling pin and place on top.

7. Lift up the edges of the pastry and carefully push it into the corners.

8. Add the filling and place and add any decorations you want then bake for 15 minutes or until the topping starts to bubble.

Overall they were really good but i would probably change the party, because it was made for something else it was not sweet enough, and the filling, i would definitely use proper jam so it had more flavour. Nice and simple to do though :)

Love Lousia xxx