Mixed Berry Jam Tart

Mixed Berry Jam Tarts

Text and Photo by Jac Kyles Baker 

Makes one 8 or 9 inch tart

Ingredients

For the tart shell and crumbs:

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

8 TB unsalted butter, room temperature

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp almond extract

For the filling:

1/2 cup mixed berry jam or jam of choice

Preparation

Make tart shell:

Place flour in a large bowl.  

In a separate bowl: beat butter, salt and sugar together.  Stir in almond extract.

Stir butter into flour to form a soft dough.  

Reserve 1/2 cup of dough for crumb topping.  Pinch dough to form small and large crumbs of dough.  Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.

Press the dough into an 8 or 9 inch microwave safe tart pan or pie plate.  Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.

Remove shortbread crumbs from the refrigerator.  Microwave on HIGH for 45 seconds to 1 minute on parchment paper.  Crumbs will feel firm but soft.  Cool crumbs on parchment paper on a wire rack.

Remove tart shell from the refrigerator.  Microwave on HIGH for 45 seconds to 1 minute 30 seconds.  Check progress half way.

Cool tart shell completely on wire rack.

Spread jam over the bottom of the cooled tart shell.  Cover the jam with shortbread crumbs.

Serve tart at room temperature.