The Traditional Jam Tart is my children's favourite dessert and mine as well as it takes only few moments to make! A classic Italian recipe with a shortbread crust.
Note: I recommend using a food processor. You can also knead all ingredients manually but that will require more time.
Tip: Serve with cream or ice cream.
Alternative: use Nutella instead of jam (no need to add lemon juice in this case!)
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook 20 mins
Difficulty: easy
Serves: 8/10 people
Ingredients
300g plain flour (2 cups)
3 eggs (yolks only)
120g brown sugar (or white) (5/8 cup)
1 pinch of salt
1 lemon
1 jar of jam (any fruit)
Method
Make the pastry
Put the sugar in the food processor with the diced butter (or in a large bowl) and blend to obtain an homogenous paste.
Stir in a pinch of salt, then add the egg yolks and the zest of half a lemon and mix all together.
Add the flour and mix to a firm dough.
Take the dough out and knead briefly to bring the dough together into a smooth ball before wrapping in cling film.
Chill for at least 10 minutes.
Preparation and Cooking
Remove the dough from the fridge and divide in 2 pieces, one much larger than the other.
Top the larger piece of dough onto a non stick pie dish. Use your hands to spread the dough and work the sides.
Use the small piece of dough to cut some decorations for the tart (I used a heart cookie cutter).
Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas.
Put the jam in a bowl and add the juice of half lemon and mix together.
Top the pie with the jam and with your decorations.
Bake for 20 mins until golden brown.
Leave to cool for 15 mins before serving with cream or ice cream (if you like).
