Jam Tarts

Pastry

1. Pre-heat the oven.
2. Put the flour into a mixing bowl.
3. Chop the butter into small cubes and add them to the bowl.
4. Using a pastry blender or fork, work the butter cubes into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs.
5. Stir in the sugar.
6. Stir in enough water to bring together a soft ball of dough.
7. Cover the dough and leave it to stand for 15 minutes.
8. Rub a little butter around the insides of 2 x 12-hole tart trays.
9. Dust the work surface with flour, put the pastry in the middle and sprinkle it with more flour.
10. Roll out the dough until about 1.5mm/1/16” thick.
11. Select a pastry cutter or cup a little bigger than the holes of a tart tray and press it into the dough to make circles.
12. Lift the pastry circles on to the prepared tray.
13. Gather up the off cuts into a ball of dough, roll it out again and cut more circles for the second tray.
14. Put a scant teaspoon of jam in the centre of each tart.
15. Bake for 12-18 minutes depending on size.