Manchester Tart

Name: Manchester Tart
Ingredients: 7/8 cup all-purpose flour (3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon), plus more for board or cloth; Pinch salt (defined in some circles as 1/16 teaspoon); 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/3 cup softened butter plus extra, for greasing baking tin; 1 glass ice water standing by (probably 3 to 5 tablespoons will be used); 1/4 cup milk; 2 tablespoons butter; 3/4 cup sugar; 5 eggs; 3/4 cup cake flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 cup jam of your choice, such as strawberry, apricot, or raspberry; 1/2 cup shredded white coconut

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Ingredients

7/8 cup all-purpose flour (3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon), plus more for board or cloth
Pinch salt (defined in some circles as 1/16 teaspoon)
1 teaspoon sugar
1/3 cup softened butter plus extra, for greasing baking tin
1 glass ice water standing by (probably 3 to 5 tablespoons will be used)
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup sugar
5 eggs
3/4 cup cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup jam of your choice, such as strawberry, apricot, or raspberry
1/2 cup shredded white coconut

Directions

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["If you are making your own pastry dough, aerate the flour by sifting it together with the salt and sugar into a large bowl.", "Add butter in pieces and rub it in with your fingertips until you reach a texture similar to fine bread crumbs.", "(Try to keep your hands cool).", "Add cold water gradually, mixing only enough water as you need to make the dough form.", "Form the dough into a disk (for ease of handling), and place it in a bowl covered with plastic or a clean damp towel, and allow to rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.", "When rested, roll the pastry out onto a lightly floured surface with a rolling pin, to a thickness of about 1/8-inch and line a well buttered 9 1/2-inch flan pan with a removable bottom.", "Trim away any excess pastry hanging over the edge of the pan.", "Place pastry shell into the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.", "Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.", "Line the base of the chilled pastry shell with parchment paper.", "Then fill with ceramic pastry weights (or dried beans) and place on a baking tray in the oven and partially bake (\"blind bake\"") for 25 minutes.""