Treacle Tart Recipe

Treacle Tart Recipe

Ingredients : Serves 4-6

175 ml

75 g

1

30 ml

 

For the pastry

175 g

2.5 ml

75 g

40 g

45-60 ml

Golden syrup

Fresh white breadcrumbs

Lemon, grated rind

Fresh lemon juice

 

 

Plain flour

Salt

Cold butter, cut in pieces

Cold margarine, cut in pieces

Iced water

Method :
  • For the pastry, sift together the flour and salt, add the fats and rub in until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Stir in enough water to bind. Form into a ball, wrap and chill for 20 minutes.
  • Roll out the pastry and use to line a 20cm pie dish. Chill for 20 minutes. Reserve the pastry trimmings.
  • Preheat a baking sheet in the oven at 200oC/400oF/Gas 6. In a saucepan, warm the syrup until think and runny. Stir in the breadcrumbs and lemon rind. Leave for 10 minutes, then stir in the lemon juice. Spread in the pastry case.
  • Roll out the pastry trimmings and cut into 12 thin strips. Lay six strips on the filling, then lay the other six at an angle over them to form a lattice.
  • Bake on the baking sheet for 10 minutes. Lower the heat to 190oC/375oF/Gas 5. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes more. Serve warm or cold.

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