Jam crumble tart
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Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Serves: Makes 1 tart
An easy way to imitate Granny's best bakes.
Ingredients
125g butter or margarine, softened
125ml (100 g) sugar
5ml vanilla essence
375ml (210 g) Snowflake cake flour
5ml baking powder
2ml salt
200ml (260 g) smooth apricot jam, slightly heated
1 extra-large egg
Method
- Cream butter and sugar together. Add egg and beat well until light and creamy. Add essence.
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and mix well to a soft pastry.
- Press about two-thirds of pastry into a greased 23 cm ovenproof tart dish. Refrigerate for about 10 minutes. Refrigerate remaining pastry as well.
- Prick base and bake blind in a preheated oven at 190 °C for 10 minutes. Remove beans and greaseproof paper. Reduce oven temperature to 180 °C
- Spread jam over base. Coarsely grate remaining pastry over jam. Bake for about 20 minute until golden brown and crisp. Leave to cool, before cutting and serving.
