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Strawberry Jam Tarts

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

Try these yummy Strawberry jam tarts, the kids will love these. They are easy to bake and delicious to eat!

250 grams	Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
pinch	Salt
110 grams	Butter
60 ml	Water Cold

Good quality Strawberry Jam

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Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4. Grease a 12 hole tart tin with butter
To make the pastry, put the flour and salt into a large bowl and add the butter
Rub the butter into the flour using your fingertips until it looks like coarse breadcrumbs
Using a knife stir in enough cold water to bind the dough together
Wrap the pastry in cling film and chill in the fridge for 15-20 minutes
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry to ½ cm thickness. Use a round cutter to cut discs of pastry, slightly larger than the hole in the tin, then press 1 disc into each hole
Spoon a heaped teaspoon of strawberry jam 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
Serve with clotted cream and fresh strawberries