QUEEN OF HEARTS STRAWBERRY TARTS

This free Queen of Hearts Strawberry Tart Recipe is a great treat to serve at children’s birthday parties or tea parties! Mmm a delicious shortcrust pastry base filled with strawberry jam! Very easy to make!

Ingredients


Shortcrust Pastry 
250g cake flour
5 Tblsp icing sugar
125g butter
1 extra large egg yolk
4 Tblsp ice water


Filling
125ml strawberry jam
1 Tblsp castor sugar, to sprinkle


Method

• In a mixing bowl using an electric beater, mix the flour, icing sugar and butter together until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Add the egg yolk and pulse to combine. 
• Add enough cold water to form a soft dough.
• Cover the dough with cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 180˚C.
• Roll out the pastry to 5mm thickness.
• Cut out rounds to line 12 small tart tins or a muffin pan.
• Cut out 12 small heart shapes from the leftover pastry
• Spoon 2 tablespoon’s of jam into each pastry shell, top with hearts and sprinkle over with castor sugar and bake for about 15 minutes or until golden.
• Allow to cool before serving.

Serves 4