jam tarts

[Leanne59]

Really easy to make my children loved making and eating them!

Ingredients
Makes 12 tarts

175 g plain flour
80g butter
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
approx 50ml water
Jam (US.jelly) any flavour
Icing sugar to decorate

Method
1. Mix together flour,salt, sugar and butter (cut into small pieces). Rub the mixture between your fingers till the mixture resembles large breadcrumbs.
2. Add the water (bit by bit) and knead the pastry gently, forming into a ball. Pop it in the fridge for about 1 hour.
3. Grease a 12 hole shallow tart tin. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface (about 3-4 mm thick).
4. Using a large cup or pastry cutter, cut out circles and place into the tart tins.
5. Fill each tart with about 2 heaped tsps of jam.
6. Bake in a pre-heated over at 200C for about 15-20 mins.
7. Allow to cool then sprinkle with a little icing sugar

[sarah707]

Yum!

You could link it with the queen of hearts rhyme too

[Leanne59]

great idea thanks

[hello kitty]

Sarah, you been reading my posts?! That's what I did today, went down a treat too.

[sarah707]

Sarah, you been reading my posts?! That's what I did today, went down a treat too.

I was coming at it from the other angle... I'm writing a nursery rhyme planning e-book in my spare time

[Playmate]

Jam tarts remind me of my childhood. Haven't made them in years, my mum always let me make them with the left over pastry when she had made a pie