Ooh, you little Tart.

Admittedly this isn't the most "out-there" recipe, but I was bored yesterday and had very little in. Plus, I got to use some of my Chocolate Jam I made at Christmas. 
Jam Tarts make a great tea-time treat, and they're not very big, so you even when dieting they're totally acceptable. 

What you'll need:
(This makes 12)

-4oz butter
-8oz plain flour
-pinch of salt
-Two or three Tbsp of water
-1 tsp of vanilla essence

The Baking Part:
-In a large bowl, crumb together your flour, salt and butter. 
-Start binding the mix together by gradually adding the water. You want it to be a soft dough. If you add too much water, just balance it out with a bit more flour.
-Whilst binding, add the Vanilla. Alternatively, you could use other flavourings, it's just to add a bit of sweetness to the pastry. 
-Once you've got it in a neat ball, wrap it up in cling film and pop in the fridge for 15-30mins. Whilst it's in there, get the oven warmed up. Set to 140c. You can also grease up the baking tray (a bun tin will do nicely).
-Roll out the dough - not too thin though. Using either a cutter or a glass, cut out 12 circles and pop into the baking tray. Fill the bases up with a tsp of jam-don't get carried away otherwise it will burn in the oven. 
-With the leftover pastry bits you can get creative and decorate the top. 
-Once they're done, pop them in the oven for approx. 15mins, or until golden brown. Et voila, easy peasy! 

This week, I plan on baking something a little more challenging. So keep your eyes peeled :)