Golden syrup treacle tart
A British sweet pastry tart filled with golden syrup, fresh breadcrumbs and a touch of lemon.
Active time40 min
Cooking1 h 15 min
Total3 hResting : 1 h 30 min
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Ingredients
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- 180 g unsalted butter
- 45 ml 48% double cream
- 1 medium egg
- 265 g white wheat flour
- 1 g fine salt
- 65 g caster sugar
- 125 g crustless white bread
- 500 g golden syrup
Preparation
Let butter soften for about 20 minutes. Beat 175 g butter with sugar until pale. Mix in 250 g flour and quickly bring into a dough without lengthy kneading. Wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
180 g unsalted butter265 g white wheat flour65 g caster sugar- bowl
- electric whisk
- spatula
- cling film
Grease a 20 cm tart tin with the remaining 5 g butter. Use the remaining 15 g flour to dust tin and worktop. Roll chilled pastry into a 28 cm disc about 0.5 cm thick, line the tin and trim. Prick, cover with paper and ceramic baking beans. Bake for 15 minutes in a preheated conventional oven at 180 °C, remove paper and beans and bake for another 5 minutes.
- tart tin
- rolling pin
- knife
- fork
- baking paper
- ceramic baking beans
- oven
- oven gloves
Wash the lemon and finely grate its zest, avoiding the white pith. Blitz the bread into fine crumbs. Gently warm golden syrup in a saucepan for about 5 minutes without boiling, just until fluid. Crack the egg and beat it in a bowl. Off the heat add crumbs, zest, cream and salt, then beaten egg. Pour into the blind-baked case. Reduce oven to 160 °C and bake for about 40 minutes until golden and just set. Cool for 30 minutes before unmoulding and slicing.
1 unwaxed lemon45 ml 48% double cream1 medium egg1 g fine salt125 g crustless white bread500 g golden syrup- food processor
- saucepan
- spoon
- bowl
- fork
- tart tin
- oven
- oven gloves
- rack
- knife
- fine grater
Allergens
- Eggs
- Gluten
- Milk
Composition to check for: Celery, Crustaceans, Fish, Lupin, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.
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