Jam tarts

By benjisgulpfiction (Visit website)

(3.25/5 - 12 votes)

Something to try for this coming Diwali

Recipe type: Dessert
Number of serving: 3
Preparation time: 30 Minute(s)
Cook time: 2 Hour(s)
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

Jam
1 pineapple cut into cubes
1 cup castor sugar
1 cup brown sugar
50 ml water

Tarts
150gm all purpose flour
75gm butter - cut into cubes
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoon cold water
2 tablespoon castor sugar
1 egg yolk

Preparation:

step 1
Cut pineapple into cubes. Blend pineapple with water and sugar.Cook the pineapple paste for 1.5 - 2 hours until it thickens. Set aside to cool.

step 2
For the pastry, sift flour, baking powder and salt. Place all items in a bowl.

step 3
Remove butter from fridge and cut into cubes. Add butter in the flour mixture and rub butter using your finger tips until the flour becomes like bread crumbs.

step 4
Add sugar, water and yolk. Knead flour until it becomes like a ball. Place dough in the fridge to 15-20 minutes.

step 5
Roll out dough to 5mm thickness. Mould dough using jam tart mould. Fill dent with jam.

step 6
Bake at 180 degrees C for 15 minutes.