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Treacle tart

Makes 8 slices.

Recipe bywjf.morris
BakingNon-sourdough
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Total time3 hr 1 min
DifficultyModerate
Community ratingNew recipe
Whole recipe44.7g protein
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Serves
8

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Method

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  1. 01

    Read, weigh and prepare

    5 minHands-on

    Read the full method, check the stated equipment and prepare every listed ingredient. Keep dough, filling, wash, topping and handling groups separate. Weigh edible parts as described in the ingredient list.

  2. 02

    Make pastry

    8 minHands-on

    Rub pastry butter into pastry flour, adding pastry sugar and salt only where listed. Stir in the listed pastry egg or yolk and just enough pastry water to bring it together without heavy kneading. Flatten and wrap.

  3. 03

    Chill pastry

    30 minHands-off · check as directed

    Chill for 30 minutes.

  4. 04

    Line tart tin

    7 minHands-on

    Roll pastry to about 3 mm thick, line the stated tart tin without stretching, trim and prick where the source directs.

  5. 05

    Start heating the oven

    1 minHands-on

    Heat the oven to 160°C fan.

  6. 06

    Allow the oven to heat

    14 minHands-off · check as directed

    Allow about 15 minutes of heating in total and check that the oven has reached 160°C fan.

  7. 07

    Chill lined case

    15 minHands-off · check as directed

    Chill the lined case for 15 minutes.

  8. 08

    Add blind-baking weights

    2 minHands-on

    Line with parchment and baking beans.

  9. 09

    Load the prepared bake

    2 minHands-on

    Check the oven has reached the stated setting and carefully put in the prepared tray or tin.

  10. 10

    Blind bake with weights

    15 minHands-off · check as directed

    Bake the empty case with weights for 15 minutes.

  11. 11

    Remove weights

    2 minHands-on

    Lift out parchment and baking beans carefully.

  12. 12

    Dry pastry base

    5 minHands-off · check as directed

    Bake for another 5 minutes, checking that the base looks dry.

  13. 13

    Take out of the oven

    1 minHands-on

    Take the bake out of the oven and set it on a heatproof surface.

  14. 14

    Lower heat

    1 minHands-on

    Reduce to 170°C conventional / 150°C fan.

  15. 15

    Warm syrup

    3 minHands-on

    Warm filling golden syrup gently until fluid. Remove from heat and stir in breadcrumbs, lemon zest and lemon juice.

  16. 16

    Cool filling

    10 minHands-off · check as directed

    Cool to lukewarm before adding egg and cream.

  17. 17

    Finish filling

    3 minHands-on

    Stir in filling egg and cream, spread in the pastry case and level.

  18. 18

    Load the prepared bake

    2 minHands-on

    Check the oven has reached the stated setting and carefully put in the prepared tray or tin.

  19. 19

    Bake treacle tart

    35 minHands-off · check as directed

    Bake for 30–40 minutes until the filling is set with a slight central wobble and the pastry is golden.

  20. 20

    Take out of the oven

    1 minHands-on

    Take the bake out of the oven and set it on a heatproof surface.

  21. 21

    Cool

    30 minHands-off · check as directed

    Cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing; serve warm or fully cool.

  22. 22

    Slice

    3 minHands-on

    Unmould and slice.

Equipment check

2 items required

  • 23 cm tart tin
  • baking beans

Check the listed equipment and capacity before you start.

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