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Mini Jam Tarts

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

Little tarts of jammy sweetness. Perfect to make with a selection of hamemade jams. Afternoon tea is not the same with out jam tarts!

150 grams	Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
75 grams	Butter unsalted, chilled and diced
3 tbsp	Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
1	Happy Eggs yolk only
12 tsp	Jam homemade, strawberry, apricot or raspberry

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Preheat the oven to 190˚C/375˚F/Gas mark 5.
Place the flour into a large bowl. Add the diced butter and rub the butter in using the fingertips, until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Stir in the sugar. Add the egg yolk and 1-3 tbsp of chilled water and mix with a palette knife until the dough starts to come together in a ball.
Knead very briefly to make the dough smooth then chill in the fridge for 20 minutes to rest.
Place the dough onto a floured work surface and roll to about 3mm thickness.
Cut circles of dough with a cutter, to fit a small tart tin. Prick the base of each one gently with a fork.
Spoon a teaspoonful of jam into each pastry case. Roll any remaining pastry and cut tiny shapes to place on top of the jam.
Bake for 20 minutes until golden
Leave to cool on a cooling rack before eating (jam gets very hot!).