Jam tarts. An actual native Newfoundland favorite, particularly utilizing native berry jams. You should utilize any jam you want in these attractive little mini tarts.

Jam tart topped with thick cream.
Usually, I publish recipes at reader request, although the constituent components of a recipe have been beforehand posted.
Nonetheless, for the sake of search-ability and comfort, I’m including this as a stand alone recipe in order that it’s simpler to seek out.
This publish was really promoted, just like the simply revealed Bakeapple Jam recipe, on social media suggestions.
Once I posted the photograph beneath on our Fb Web page, as an indication of a method to make use of Shortcrust pastry, it acquired a direct response. People began messaging me for the entire tarts recipe.
Blueberry, Bakeapple and Partridgeberry Jam Tarts
So I believed, why not put it multi functional place. Right here, I’ve introduced collectively the pastry recipe with baking tart shells instruction, plus hyperlinks to native berry jam recipes.
A bit cream tops them off.
Historically, these tarts have usually been topped by slightly dollop of thick cream. The canned cream of alternative for many years in Newfoundland has been Fussell’s. It’s virtually iconic right here.
Fussell’s Cream. A Newfoundland favorite for many years.
Jam tarts. Utilizing any favorite jam!
Fussell’s Cream. The right topper for pies, tarts and lots of desserts.
Nonetheless, just a few years again, I found an unbelievable substitute for it, in a way for making Do-it-yourself Clotted Cream. That thick cream is even higher than the canned stuff in my humble opinion.
I’m utilizing the shortcrust pastry on this recipe, which is kind of much like a number of tart pastries I’ve sampled in numerous components of rural Newfoundland.
Jam tarts. Utilizing any favorite jam!
Some previous pastry recipes are comparable however typically name for milk and no egg yolks to bind the pastry dough collectively.
I discover this makes the pastry slightly extra cake-y and comfortable, which isn’t best for mini tarts. I feel this one is rather more suited to goal.
Candy Shortcrust pastry tart shells prepared for the oven.
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Candy Shortcrust Pastry shells simply out of the oven
So right here all of it is in a single place. I’ve included directions for making the tart shells within the recipe.
I’ve included hyperlinks to the clotted cream and the person jam recipes within the notes on the printable recipe.
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Jam tarts. An actual Newfoundland favorite, particularly utilizing native berry jams. You should utilize any jam you want in these attractive little mini tarts.
Elements
For the pastry
- 2 1/3 cups all goal flour
- 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp chilly butter (salted)
- 1/3 cup + 1 tsp icing sugar (powdered sugar)
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tbsp chilly water
- (metric measurements in notes)
Additionally, you will want
- 3/4 cup jam (roughly)
- 1/2 cup thick cream
Directions
- This recipe will be made utilizing a standard pastry cutter to chop the butter by the flour after which simply add the egg and water and produce it collectively right into a comfortable dough.
- Within the meals processor methodology, simply reduce the chilly butter into cubes and add to the flour within the meals processor.
- Pulse course of collectively till the butter is absolutely included and the combo has a moist sand look.
- Add the egg yolks and chilly water, then pulse course of once more till a comfortable dough types.
- Divide the dough into 2 balls, flatten into rounds, and wrap in plastic wrap.
- Let the dough relaxation within the fridge for a minimum of a half hour earlier than utilizing it.
- !To make the tart shells (see be aware for information on variety of tart shells)
- As soon as the pastry is chilled as indicated, roll out to about 1/4 of an inch thickness.
- Utilizing a 3 1/2 inch spherical cookie cutter, reduce out circles of dough and place them in a 24 depend mini tart pan.
- Fastidiously tuck the pastry all the way in which to the underside of the pan, making certain it will get into the corners.
- Chill the pan once more for 15 minute
- Preheat oven to 375 levels F.
- Put the chilled tart shells into the preheated oven and bake for about quarter-hour till they’re a lightweight golden brown on the edges.
- Fastidiously take away them from the pan and funky the baked tart shells on a wire rack.
- When cool fill with a teaspoon or so of your favorite jam (or jams) and prime with a dollop of cream if you happen to like.
Hyperlinks for the jam recipes:
( the lime will be omitted if you happen to desire)
Notes
- This recipe makes 2 rounds of dough, adequate for about 24 mini tarts or 2 pie shells. You may all the time use half and freeze the opposite spherical to make use of later.
- Diet is calculated based mostly upon 24 tart shells.
- I transformed this recipe from British measurements to North American measures a very long time in the past. If you happen to desire to bake by weight, listed here are the unique measurements:
350 grams plain flour
200 grams chilly butter (salted)
50 grams icing sugar (powdered sugar)
2 egg yolks
2 tbsp chilly waterÂ
Diet Data
Yield
24
Serving Dimension
1
Quantity Per Serving
Energy 88Complete Fats 5gSaturated Fats 3gTrans Fats 0gUnsaturated Fats 2gLdl cholesterol 21mgSodium 25mgCarbohydrates 10gFiber 0gSugar 4gProtein 1g
The dietary data supplied is robotically calculated by third social gathering software program and is supposed as a tenet solely. Actual accuracy isn’t assured. For recipes the place all substances will not be used totally, reminiscent of these with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for instance, calorie & dietary values per serving will seemingly be considerably decrease than indicated.