About the our jam tarts recipe:
Whether its a dollop of apricot, cherry or strawberry jam, one thing's for sure - these yummy jam tarts are so simple to make, and deliciously fruity and crumbly. They're also perfect for younger bakers who want to get involved.
Made with a quick and easy tart dough, these jam tarts are heaped with a generous spoonful of jam (or lemon curd, if you prefer) and then baked. They're also ready in 40 minutes, so they're an ideal bake if you need something sweet in a hurry.
What pastry do jam tarts use?
Jam tarts tend to use shortcrust pastry; this pastry is made with flour, salt, butter and milk or water.
Method
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C, gas mark 4). Grease a 12 hole tart tin with butter.
Step 2:
To make the pastry, put the flour and salt into a large bowl. Rub the butter into the flour using your fingertips until it looks like coarse breadcrumbs.
Step 3:
Gradually pour the cold water, a little bit at a time, into the butter and flour mixture, using a knife to stir it. You may not require all the water. Stop adding it once the mixture start to come together and form a dough. You may want to use your hands to help bring it into a ball of dough.
Step 4:
Wrap the pastry in cling film and leave to chill in the fridge for 15-20 minutes.
Step 5:
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry evenly until it is to ½ cm thickness. In between rolls, gently shuffle your hand between the pastry and the surface and rotate it a little to stop the pastry sticking to the worktop.
Step 6:
Use a round cutter to cut circles of pastry, slightly larger than the hole in the baking tin, then press one disc of pastry into each hole, pushing it down gently.
Step 7:
Spoon a heaped teaspoon of strawberry jam or lemon curd into each pastry case. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove the tarts from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
Ingredients
- 250g Allinson's Plain White Flour
- 0pinch Salt
- 110g Butter (unsalted, plus extra for greasing)
- 60ml Water (cold)
- Strawberry jam (or lemon curd)
- 250g Allinson's Plain White Flour
Nutritional Information
per 41g- 179cal Energy
- 7.9g Fat
- 4.9g of which Saturates
- 24g Carbohydrates
- 8.8g of which Sugars
- 2.2g Protein
- 0.18g Salt
Recipe Reviews
These are really good and taste great - I got 22 out of this dough
I out a milk wash on edges of crust before baking as they were pale last time.
I loved the taste. The secret ingredient is love. Make sure the dough is perfect
So confusing don't use this recipe. I tried to make them and took 2 hours of work. I tried this with my granddaughter for my husbands birthday and it tasted absolutely horrible. All these 5 🌟 reviews are lies
We are sorry to hear that you have found this recipe confusing. Following your feedback with have amended some of the method steps to make it easier for all bakers to follow and enjoy.
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it was so good thanks
it was so good thank you it tasted amazing
Ingredients
- 250g Allinson's Plain White Flour
- 0pinch Salt
- 110g Butter (unsalted, plus extra for greasing)
- 60ml Water (cold)
- Strawberry jam (or lemon curd)
- 250g Allinson's Plain White Flour
Nutritional Information
per 41g- 179cal Energy
- 7.9g Fat
- 4.9g of which Saturates
- 24g Carbohydrates
- 8.8g of which Sugars
- 2.2g Protein
- 0.18g Salt