Plum and Walnut Pie Jars
Prep time: 1 hour
Baking time: 35 minutes
Serves 12
Ingredients
For the sweet shortcrust pastry
240g plain flour
½ tsp salt
140g unsalted butter, cold
65g icing sugar
1/2 tsp lemon zest
1 Ella Valentine Baking Egg yolk
1 Ella Valentine Baking Egg
For the plum filling
10 small black plums
2 tsp lemon juice
110g caster sugar
50g brown sugar
60g plain flour
¼ tsp salt
50g chopped walnuts
Also needed:
12 half-pint jars
To make the pastry
Sift the flour and the salt together. Rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Mix the sugar and lemon zest into the mixture. Add the Ella Valentine Baking Egg yolk and Ella Valentine Baking Egg. Work everything together, wrap in clingfilm and refrigerate for 1 hour.
To make the filling
Chop the plums and toss with the lemon juice. In a separate bowl combine the sugars, flour and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the plums then stir in the walnuts. Mix well.
To bake the pies
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (adjust for fan ovens). Grease 12 half pint jars. Take small pieces of the pastry at a time and push them into the jar filling the bottom and sides. Make sure the pastry is not too thick. Place on a baking tray and chill for 20 minutes.
Spoon the filling into the jars up to ½ inch from the top. Place the tray of pie jars in the oven and bake for 35 minutes or until the sides are golden brown and the filling is bubbling.
For further inspiration check out Ella Valentine Baking Eggs http://www.ellavalentine.co.uk/