Deluxe Foods

i t's easy to enjoy Deluxe preserves straight from the spoon
or spread on toast, but here are a few more ideas. Serving Suggestions
  • Deluxe Spiced Apple Butter

  • Stir apple butter into oatmeal, dot it with thumbprint cookies, or enjoy a dollop with a slice of farmhouse cheddar.
  • Deluxe Spiced Plum Jam

  • Pair spiced plum jam with roast poultry or roast pork, stir it into yogurt and granola, or make a cocktail snack with blue cheese and crackers.
    Recipes
  • Jam Tarts
  • Jam tarts are a delicious way to show off your favorite Deluxe Foods jam. Easy to make ahead and transport, jam tarts are an unexpected addition to potlucks or bake-sale tables. If you don’t have three mini-muffin pans, you can make these in batches. Be sure to let the pan cool between each batch.
  • 1 - 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • Zest of one lemon half
  • 1/2 cup of very cold butter, cut into small cubes
  • 3 tablespoons of ice water
  • 4 ounces of Deluxe Foods jam
  • Equipment: Food processor, rolling pin, mini-muffin pans.

    1. In a food processor, add the flour, sugar, salt, and lemon zest, and pulse to combine.
    2. Add the butter cubes and pulse about 5 times for 5 seconds at a time, until texture resembles oatmeal.
    3. Sprinkle the ice water over the flour, and pulse a few more times until the dough begins to clump.
    4. Dump the dough on to waxed paper, squeeze the clumps together, and press into a flat round. Place another sheet of waxed paper on top and roll the dough to ¼” thickness. Transfer dough, still within its waxed paper, to a cookie sh eet and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
    5. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
    6. Remove dough from refrigerator, remove top sheet of wax paper, and cut 3” circles of dough with a cookie cutter. If you have a fluted cookie cutter, that’s the one to use.
    7. Fit dough circles into mini-muffin pans. It’s okay if they crinkle a bit as you push them into the cup.
    8. Spoon 1 teaspoon jam into each dough-filled cup.
    9. Bake tartlets for 12-15 minutes, or until crust is lightly browned and jam is bubbling. Let cool before serving. Tartlets can be kept in an air-tight container for up to three days.