Traditional Pineapple Jam Tarts

I have been making these pineapple jam tarts since I was a little girl. I use to help Mum when she baked for Christmas. Later, I took over the role of chief jam tart maker.

When I was younger and needed the extra income to spend at Christmas time, I started making these tarts as a business. I did not advertise because I am my own worst critic, but as time went on, my little production spread by word of mouth.

Now I close my orders by the first week of November because I do not believe in making in bulk. When one over does something, and it no longer remains a pleasure, and becomes a chore. And one can never produce good work when the passion is not there.

(I only bake these twice a year, for Christmas and Chinese New Year for my Chinese friends.)