Jam Tartlets

I hope you will enjoy this traditional English recipe! These bite-sized jam tarts can be filled with any jam, or lemon curd. Use two or three different jams for a colorful dessert tray!

• Ready In: 28 mins
• Yields: 68 tarts

Ingredients

• For Pastry

• 4  cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 8  ounces butter or 8  ounces margarine
• 3  tablespoons sugar
• 2  egg yolks
• 6 -7  tablespoons cold water

• For Filling

•  any type  jam

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F, and in a large bowl, stir together flour and salt.
2. Rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
3. Stir in the sugar.
4. Add egg yolks and water, and mix to a firm dough.
5. Knead dough a few times while still inside bowl.
6. Break off pieces of dough, and form into 1/2-inch balls.
7. Press into bottom and sides of mini-muffin trays.
8. Fill each pastry case with about 1/2 teaspoon of jam, and bake for 7-9 minutes.