STRAWBERRY JAM TARTS
STRAWBERRY JAM TARTS
STRAWBERRY JAM TARTS

Ingredients
  • Butter
  • for greasing
  • 1 orange
  • zest only (use a fine zester)
  • 100g/3½oz white caster sugar
  • 250g/9oz ready-made sweet shortcrust pastry
  • Plain flour
  • for dusting
  • 450g/1lb strawberries
  • hulls removed
  • plus extra to serve
  • 450g/1lb golden caster sugar
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • split
  • 1 tbsp rosewater
  • 1 tbsp orange liqueur
  • Clotted cream
  • to serve
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Grease a 12-16 hole tart mould with butter.
  • Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper and sprinkle over the orange zest and white caster sugar. Transfer to the lowest shelf in the oven and bake for 12-15 minutes
  • or until the sugar has melted and coated the orange zest. Remove from the oven and set aside to harden into candied peel.
  • Roll out the shortcrust pastry onto a lightly floured work surface to a 0.5cm/¼in thickness. Using a cookie cutter
  • or an upturned cup
  • cut discs from the pastry that are slightly bigger than the holes in the prepared tart tray
  • then press one disc into each of the holes.
  • For the jam filling
  • place the strawberries
  • golden caster sugar
  • vanilla pod
  • rosewater and orange liqueur into a pan and bring the mixture to a simmer. Simmer for 5-8 minutes
  • or until the strawberries begin to break down. Set aside to cool slightly.
  • When the strawberry filling mixture has cooled slightly
  • spoon equal amounts into the centre of each pastry case. Then transfer the tarts to the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes
  • or until the pastry cases are golden-brown. Remove the tarts from the oven and set aside on a wire rack to cool.
  • To serve
  • place 1-2 strawberry jam tarts into the centre of each serving plate. Place a teaspoonful of clotted cream on top of each tart and garnish with the fresh strawberries. Sprinkle over the reserved candied peel.