Name: Maids of Honor Tarts I
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie - 1 recipe; Raspberry jam - ¼ cup; Butter, softened - ¼ cup; White sugar - ¼ cup; Egg - 1; All-purpose flour - ½ cup; Baking powder - ¼ teaspoon; Almond extract - ¼ teaspoon; Confectioners' sugar for dusting - 2 teaspoons

Ingredients for - Maids of Honor Tarts I

1. Pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie 1 recipe

2. Raspberry jam ¼ cup

3. Butter, softened ¼ cup

4. White sugar ¼ cup

5. Egg 1

6. All-purpose flour ½ cup

7. Baking powder ¼ teaspoon

8. Almond extract ¼ teaspoon

9. Confectioners' sugar for dusting 2 teaspoons

How to cook deliciously - Maids of Honor Tarts I

1 . Stage

Move oven rack to bottom position and preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 12 2-inch tart tins.

2 . Stage

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.

3 . Stage

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.

4 . Stage

Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, until risen and firm. Dust tarts with confectioners' sugar.