Apricot Jam Tarts With Whipped Cream

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup Crisco
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Apricot jam or jelly
• Whipped cream
• Angelica
• Preserved cherries

Method

1. 1 Rub Crisco into flour, then add salt, sugar, baking powder, egg, and vanilla. Mix well with a fork.
2. 2 Roll out the dough, cut into rounds, and line greased tartlet tins. Line with paper and fill with rice or peas to prevent rising.
3. 3 Bake in a hot oven (425°F) for 20 minutes. Remove the rice and paper liners.
4. 4 Once pastries are cold, fill each with a spoonful of apricot jam or jelly.
5. 5 Top with whipped cream and decorate with angelica and preserved cherries.