Name: Maids of Honor Tarts I
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie; 0.25 cup raspberry jam; 0.25 cup butter, softened; 0.25 cup white sugar; 1 egg; 0.5 cup all-purpose flour; 0.25 teaspoon baking powder; 0.25 teaspoon almond extract; 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar for dusting

Maids of Honor Tarts I

0 Likes

Total Time:

Delicate raspberry jam tarts perfect for a charming tea party. Sweet pastry shells filled with raspberry jam and buttery egg batter, baked and dusted with confectioners' sugar. Makes 12 tarts.

Ingredients:

1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
0.25 cup raspberry jam
0.25 cup butter, softened
0.5 cup all-purpose flour
0.25 teaspoon baking powder
0.25 teaspoon almond extract
2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar for dusting

Instructions:

Position oven rack at the bottom, preheat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and lightly grease 12 2-inch tart tins.
Roll out the pastry and cut 12 3-inch circles. Place each pastry circle in a tart tin. Spread 1 teaspoon of raspberry jam in each tart shell.
In a medium mixing bowl, beat together softened butter or margarine and white sugar until creamy. Mix in egg, then add flour, baking powder, and almond extract, stirring until well combined. Spoon 1 tablespoon of batter into each tart shell.
Place the tarts in a preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes until they rise and become firm. Finish by dusting them with confectioners' sugar for a delightful touch.

We use cookies

Similar Recipes

Maids-of-Honor

Leg of lamb stuffed with olives, bread, pine nuts and herbs (Cosciotto d'agnello ripieno di olive, pane, pinoli e erbe aromatiche)

Collar of bacon

Leg of lamb with amazing gravy

Warm salad of roasted squash, prosciutto and pecorino