Maids of Honor Tarts I

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"These individual tarts have a raspberry surprise in the bottom. Vanilla extract may be substituted for the almond extract."

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 12 tarts

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INGREDIENTS

1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
1/4 cup raspberry jam
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar for dusting

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DIRECTIONS

Move oven rack to bottom position and preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 12 2-inch tart tins.
Roll out pastry and cut 12 3-inch circles. Fit one pastry circle into each tart tin. Spread one teaspoon of raspberry jam into the bottom of each tart shell.
In a medium mixing bowl, cream together softened butter or margarine and white sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in egg. Add flour, baking powder, and almond extract and mix until all ingredients are thoroughly combined. Pour 1 tablespoon of batter into each tart shell.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, until risen and firm. Dust tarts with confectioners' sugar.

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REVIEWS

Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2004 by PENNYMCKWN

I needed to bake something for my son's Elizabethan social studies class project. We found a reference that these tarts were named for the maids of honour of Queen Elizabeth I. These tarts were delicious and a big hit with the kids and teacher in my son's class. I used mini-muffin tins, kept the oven rack at the regular position, and had good results using 10-12 minutes baking time. Also, since I used the mini-muffin tins, I reduced the amount of jam in each tart, probably to about 1/4 teaspoon. Wonderful taste and yummy combination!

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Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2006 by VoodooKitty

I made these for a church bake sale and they were a fabulous hit! Amazing taste, I used raspberry jam, blueberry jam, and even lemon curd. All versions were just great.

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Reviewed on Jun. 20, 2007 by J

Wowza, so good! Tastes kind of like a raspberry shortbread cookie in a tartshell. Mmm! I can see that trying different jams would be good too. I cheated and used store bought frozen tart shells so they were super quick and easy.

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