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Method
- 01
Read, weigh and prepare
5 minHands-onRead 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.
- 02
Make pastry
8 minHands-onRub 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.
- 03
Chill pastry
30 minHands-off · check as directedChill for 30 minutes.
- 04
Line tart tin
7 minHands-onRoll pastry to about 3 mm thick, line the stated tart tin without stretching, trim and prick where the source directs.
- 05
Start heating the oven
1 minHands-onHeat the oven to 160°C fan.
- 06
Allow the oven to heat
14 minHands-off · check as directedAllow about 15 minutes of heating in total and check that the oven has reached 160°C fan.
- 07
Chill lined case
15 minHands-off · check as directedChill the lined case for 15 minutes.
- 08
Add blind-baking weights
2 minHands-onLine with parchment and baking beans.
- 09
Load the prepared bake
2 minHands-onCheck the oven has reached the stated setting and carefully put in the prepared tray or tin.
- 10
Blind bake with weights
15 minHands-off · check as directedBake the empty case with weights for 15 minutes.
- 11
Remove weights
2 minHands-onLift out parchment and baking beans carefully.
- 12
Dry pastry base
5 minHands-off · check as directedBake for another 5 minutes, checking that the base looks dry.
- 13
Take out of the oven
1 minHands-onTake the bake out of the oven and set it on a heatproof surface.
- 14
Lower heat
1 minHands-onReduce to 170°C conventional / 150°C fan.
- 15
Warm syrup
3 minHands-onWarm filling golden syrup gently until fluid. Remove from heat and stir in breadcrumbs, lemon zest and lemon juice.
- 16
Cool filling
10 minHands-off · check as directedCool to lukewarm before adding egg and cream.
- 17
Finish filling
3 minHands-onStir in filling egg and cream, spread in the pastry case and level.
- 18
Load the prepared bake
2 minHands-onCheck the oven has reached the stated setting and carefully put in the prepared tray or tin.
- 19
Bake treacle tart
35 minHands-off · check as directedBake for 30–40 minutes until the filling is set with a slight central wobble and the pastry is golden.
- 20
Take out of the oven
1 minHands-onTake the bake out of the oven and set it on a heatproof surface.
- 21
Cool
30 minHands-off · check as directedCool for at least 30 minutes before slicing; serve warm or fully cool.
- 22
Slice
3 minHands-onUnmould 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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