Jam Tarts

Directions

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.