I get asked quite often why I like to cook. The first reason I give is normally because I like to eat. I am Thai and food is a big factor in our culture. We greet each other with hello followed by 'have you eaten? When guests turn up at your house it's safe to assume that they will expect to be fed.

The second reason is that as I grew up in the Northeastern part of Thailand, the poorest region, food was always hard to come by. We weren't hungry as there was always rice, but it was difficult finding something to go with rice. Now I do have ingredients to go with rice, I want to cook!

Sunday, 24 January 2016

Jam Tarts.



Jam Tarts.

Make 24

Equipment:
2x 12 hole muffin tins.
10cm cookie cutter.

For the pastry:
-500g plain flour.
-200g icing sugar.
-220g butter.
-1 egg.
Put the above ingredients in the food processor, process to combine, if there are too many dry crumbs left, add
-1-2tbsp cold water.

Tip on to a floured surface, knead briefly to bring to a smooth dough. Roll out to about 1/2cm thick. 
Stamp out 24 rounds.
Ease discs into the muffin holes 
Prick the pastry with a fork, refrigerate 20 minutes.

Oven 180c fan forced.
Cook the chilled pastry for 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven, spoon
-1-2tsp spoon of your chosen jam into the pastry.
Bake for another 10 minutes, until the jam is warmed through.

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