Strawberry Tarts

Name: Strawberry Tarts
Ingredients: 200 g plain flour, plus extra to dust; 125 g butter, plus extra for greasing; Approximately 1 egg (you need 40 g), beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 75 g caster sugar; 400 g strawberries, halved; 4 tablespoons smooth apricot jam

Preparation info

Makes
18
tarts

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Baker's Daughter

By Louise Johncox

Published 2014

About

Strawberry tarts with fresh cream were the summer number one choice for many. Dad only made them when strawberries were in season. We often picked the strawberries ourselves from the local pick-your-own farm. Dad also made dessert fruit flans, including strawberry; the fruit fillings varied depending on what was in season.

Ingredients

For the Sweet Pastry

200 g plain flour, plus extra to dust
125 g butter, plus extra for greasing
Approximate

Pie
Vegetarian
Summer

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. Grease the tart tins.

Rub together the flour and butter until the mixture resembles fine cake crumbs. Add the egg and the vanilla extract to the caster sugar in another bowl and mix them together. This allows the sugar grains to dissolve in