Minimum life based on 'use-by' date of product. Average life based on last week's deliveries. Life guarantee shown based on delivery tomorrow with the Life guarantee starting the following day. Great with a mini tea-party, alongside a selection of sandwiches, scones or other cakes. And of course a pot of tea. Line the pastry case with a sheet of crumpled baking paper and fill with ceramic baking beans. Place on the hot baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Remove the lining paper and beans and bake for a further 5-10 minutes until the pastry is pale golden. Reduce the oven temperature to 190°C (170°C fan oven) Gas Mark 5. When lining the tin with the pastry, take care not to stretch it or it will shrink around the edges when baked. Spread the bacon pieces evenly in the pastry case. Gently pour over the egg mixture. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the filling is just set and golden. Serve warm or cold.

Fill each case with 2 teaspoons of mincemeat, lightly moisten undersides of pastry lids with water and use to top tarts, pressing gently at edges to seal. Put prepared vegetables (except cherry tomatoes and spinach) in a large bowl, add the balsamic vinegar and olive oil and mix well to coat. Spread out vegetables on a baking tray and roast in the oven for 12-15 minutes. Add the salt to the flour. Either rub the cold butter into the flour with your finger tips in a bowl, or pulse flour and butter in the food processor, until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add 2 tbspn cold water and, with a table knife in the bowl, or using the food processor, mix in until it forms a ball. Add the other tbsp if it is not coming together. Tip out onto a flour surface and knead very gently until smooth. Do not over work. Wrap in cling film and put in the fridge for 10 minutes. Grease the tart tray with butter. Just butter dabbed on some kitchen roll or butter wrapper works well to grease tins with.Remember…. jam is really hot when straight from the oven so make sure they cool properly before the kids eat them – you really don’t want them to burn their mouth. Make The Jam Tarts Your Way

mixed vegetables cut into even sized pieces about 2.5cm (we used red pepper, red onion, courgette, button mushrooms and broccoli). Unroll the pastry and using a 7.5cm/3″ cutter cut out 12 discs and line the base of the tin. Cut out 12 smaller discs with a fluted cutter for the lids and set aside. (You may find that you are able to cut 10 discs out of the 1st sheet, simply re-roll the off cuts to make 12). Popcorn Cakes– delicious popcorn coated in creamy white chocolate with added unicorn sprinkles – what’s not to love??? These are a great bake for parties, especially if there’s a fairy or unicorn theme.Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan oven) Gas Mark 6. Place a baking sheet in the oven to heat up. Wet the rim of the pie dish, and carefully arrange the ribbons of pastry all the way round, pressing gently into place. Wet the top of the pastry ribbons, and carefully lay the pastry top over the filling and ribbons. Trim off any overhanging pastry at the edges with a knife, and use a fork to press the pastry gently onto the wetted edge to form a seal. Make a couple of small holes in the pastry top with a knife to let out steam. Brush with a little water, and sprinkle over the caster sugar. Roll out just over half the pastry and use to line a pie dish allowing any excess to hang over edges. Place the cooled meat mixture in the dish and spread evenly over the pastry.