Jam Tarts ( Cooking with Kids)
by Tarla Dalal

All-time favourite Jam Tarts made from scratch in your own kitchen with the involvement of your little buddies – can it get any better than this?!

Jam Tart is a fun treat to make at home with kids, who will love decorating the melt-in-the-mouth tarts with different kinds of jams and decorations. They will thoroughly enjoy their time in the kitchen, and want to do it more often.

Serve it at a party, so your kids get an opportunity to show off their creative tart-decorating skills. Don’t forget the garnish of powdered sugar as it instantly boosts the visual appeal of the tarts and gives a nice mouth-feel too!

If you love tarts, we strongly recommend you try our other classic recipes like Peach and Lemon Tart or Mango Tarts

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Jam Tarts ( Cooking with Kids) recipe - How to make Jam Tarts ( Cooking with Kids)

For The Tarts
3/4 cup plain flour (maida)
a pinch of salt
5 tbsp butter

Other Ingredients
3 tbsp orange marmalade
4 1/2 tbsp mixed fruit jam

Method
For the tarts

Sieve the flour and salt together in a deep bowl.
Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips and mix well.
Gradually add ice-cold water (approx. 1 tbsp) and knead well to make a stiff dough.
Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Knead the dough again, divide it into 5 equal portions.
Roll out a portion of the dough, on a lightly floured work surface, into a 100 mm. (4”) diameter circle.
Place the circle into a 75 mm. (3”) diameter tart case and press the circle gently around the sides of the tart case and trim the edges.
Repeat step 6 and 7 to make 4 more tarts.
Prick all over the tarts with the help of a fork.
Arrange the tarts on a baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200ºc (400ºf) for approx. 10 minutes.

How to proceed

Fill 2 tarts each with 1½ tbsp of orange marmalade and the remaining 3 tarts with 1½ tbsp each of mixed fruit jam.
Knead the trimmed edges of the dough together, roll it out and cut into different shapes using cookie cutters or strips using a knife.
Decorate the tarts by placing the cut out shapes and strips over the jam.
Arrange the tarts on a baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200ºc (400ºf) for approx. 15 minutes.