Treacle tart
Treacle tart, from above
Non vegEggEngland

Treacle tart

Golden syrup and breadcrumb filling in crisp pastry, bright with lemon. Harry Potter's favourite.

70 minTime
4 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Grandma's wayGolden syrup and breadcrumb tart with lemon.
The original
347kcalsame
4 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
70minutessame

Treacle tart.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

10 servings
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)1⅔ cups
Butter7 tbsp, cold
Water3 tbsp ice water
Salta pinch
Golden syrup (golden syrup or light corn syrup)1¼ cups
Breadcrumbs2 cups fresh white crumbs
Lemon juicejuice and zest of 1 lemon
Egg1
Fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream)3 tbsp
Dry ginger powder (ground ginger)a pinch

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Make pastry, chill and line a 23 cm tart tin. Blind bake at 190 C for 15 minutes.
  2. 2Warm syrup gently, stir in crumbs, lemon, ginger, egg and cream.
  3. 3Pour into the case and bake at 180 C for 30 minutes.
  4. 4Cool 20 minutes before slicing.
Serve it like this

Serve warm wedges with clotted cream, custard or vanilla ice cream.

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