Make Jam Tarts

Jam tarts are a tasty snack that can be made sweet or savory, depending on your preferred flavoring. These are the basic instructions.

Ingredients

  • 150g (2/3 cup) plain flour or self raising flour
  • 50g (About 3.5 tbsp) of butter/margarine
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • Jam

Steps

  1. Measure all of your ingredients and prepare your equipment.
  2. Sieve the flour into the mixing bowl.
  3. Chop up the shortening and butter into small pieces and add to the flour.
  4. With your hands, rub in the mixture, adding a bit of water at a time until it goes soft and creamy creamy golden yellow color.
  5. Roll it out as far as you can. Well done, you have just made shortcrust pastry.
  6. Using a cutter, cut the pastry into shapes like a circle or oval.
  7. Put the pastry shapes in the bun tray so they look like cups or mugs.
  8. Add the jam or whatever else you like in your tarts.
  9. Cook for 12-15 or if you like the crunchy cook then for 15-20 minutes.
  10. cool for 2 minutes.
  11. sprinkle with sugar.
  12. Take it out. Voila, you are done - now enjoy your jam tarts!



Tips

  • Try dyeing the pastry an unusual color.
  • Try adding toppings, such as Smarties.
  • Try making quiche-just mix some egg and cheese and add to the pastry.
  • Add lemon juice if the tarts are too sweet.

Warnings

  • Use oven gloves when handling things around the oven.

Things You'll Need

  • Muffin tray
  • Sieve
  • Round-bladed knife
  • Jug
  • Scale
  • Mixing bowl

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