Jam Tarts is a traditional British recipe for classic mini tartlet made with margarine pastry that are filled with a range of fruit jams, jellies or curds before being oven baked. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Jam Tarts.
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All children love these and you can use any jams and curds you like (I have recipes for a whole range of Jams on this site. These were the first things I ever learnt to cook and this recipe is based on my grandmother's original.
Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl, add the margarine and rub into the flour with your fingers until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the water a few drops at a time and mix in until the dough comes together as a solid mass.
Tip the dough onto a floured surface and roll out. Cut into circles using a 7.5cm pastry cutter and use these to line the wells of a 12-well jam tart tray. Add a heaped teaspoon of jam to each pastry base. It's a good idea to use a range of colours — strawberry, apricot and blackcurrant are good. You can also use marmalades and curds as alternate fillings.
Place the tarts in an oven pre-heated to 200°C (400°F/Gas Mark 6) and bake for 15 minutes, or until the pastry is golden. Allow to cool in the tin for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
