Shortbread Blackcurrant Tartlets

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Ingredients

  • 120 g plain flour
  • 50 g caster sugar
  • 50 g cornflour
  • 125 g unsalted butter
  • Blackcurrant jam
  • Blackcurrants for decoration

Instructions

  • Sift the flour into a large bowl, cube the butter and rub into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs.
  • Stir in the sugar.
  • Bring together with your hands, being careful not to handle the dough too much.
  • Place a good spoonful of dough into the tartlet case and using your fingertips cover the base of the hole and push the dough up the side of the individual tin.
  • Scrunch a circle of greaseproof paper into each tartlet and fill with baking beans, put in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 170C / gas 3.
  • Bake blind for about 15 minutes. If the shortbread has puffed up, prick with a fork.
  • Remove the beans and paper, return to the oven and bake for a further 10 minutes until a light golden colour.
  • Place a good dollop of blackcurrant jam in each tart and return to the oven for about 5 minutes.
  • Carefully remove the tarts from the tin.
  • Decorate with fresh blackcurrants and glaze by brush the fruit with a little more melted jam.
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Course Dessert