Jam Tarts

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 150 g plain flour
• 75 g butter
• 3 tablespoons caster sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg yolk
• water, a little if needed
• 8 tablespoons strawberry jam
• 8 strawberries, halved

Recipe

• 1 sift the flour into a food processor; add the butter.
• 2 pulse together until bread crumb stage. try not to overwork the pastry. you need to treat the pastry gently to prevent tough chewy pastry.
• 3 add the sugar, vanilla, and egg yolk to the pastry and pulse again until a ball forms.
• 4 you made need a little water if the pastry looks dry or is not clumping together well.
• 5 remove the pastry from the machine.
• 6 knead lightly to remove cracks.
• 7 pop in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to rest.
• 8 preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius/fan 160 degrees celsius.
• 9 remove the pastry from the fridge.
• 10 roll out on a lightly floured board.
• 11 cut out 12 rounds using a pastry cutter. i won't give measurments as sometimes i make bun tray size and sometimes i use a mini muffin tray. it is up to you. all take the same time to cook.
• 12 push the pastry rounds into your tray to fit nicely.
• 13 prick the base of each round with a fork.
• 14 pop into the oven for 15 minutes.
• 15 when cooked transfer onto a cooling rack.
• 16 warm strawberry jam in the microwave in a bowl on high for 1 or 2 minutes until runny (be careful jam gets very hot).
• 17 spoon the jam into the pastry shells.
• 18 top each with half a strawberry.
• 19 leave to cool.
• 20 they are crumbly and melt in the mouth yum!