Jam Tarts

1. 1

   Chop the butter into small bits and add to a bowl.

2. 2

   Add the flour and caster sugar and with fingertips rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.

3. 3

   Add the cold water and knead it in a little and roll into a ball.

4. 4

   Wrap the ball in clingwrap and put in the freezer for 20 minutes.

5. 5

   Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius.

6. 6

   Remove from freezer and sprinkle some flour onto your worktop.

7. 7

   Roll out the pastry to about 3mm in thickness and cut shapes with a fluted cutter or scone cutter, cut them just a little larger than the hole in the tray.

8. 8

   Place into the tray and push down to make an indentation for the jam to go into.

9. 9

   Add 1 teaspoon of jam.

10. 10

    Place into oven and cook for 18-20 minutes.

11. 11

    Cool on a wire rack being careful as the jam is very hot.

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