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Treacle tart

By: James Martin From: James Martin: Sweet

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Prep time:
30 mins
Cook time:
1 hrs 15 mins
Serves:
10-14

James Martin's treacle tart is wonderfully sticky and moreish - great for feeding a crowd

Ingredients

  • Butter, for greasing
  • 250 g ready-made sweet shortcrust pastry, (pâte sucrée)
  • Flour, for dusting
  • 800g golden syrup
  • zest and juice of 2 Lemons
  • 4 Eggs, lightly beaten
  • 300g breadcrumbs
  • clotted cream, to serve
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Method

1. Preheat the oven to 150°C/gas 2. Butter a 35cm quiche dish.

2. Roll out the pastry on a floured surface. Using the dish as a template, cut out a disc of pastry. Place the disc in the bottom of the dish and prick with a fork.

3. Bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly golden. Remove from the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 140°C/gas 1.

4. Pour the golden syrup into a microwave-proof bowl. Microwave for about 30 seconds until warm.

5. In a bowl, mix together the lemon zest and juice, and the warmed golden syrup. Stir in the eggs and the breadcrumbs, mixing well.

6. Spoon the mixture into the dish. Bake for 50-60 minutes.

7. Remove from the oven and allow to cool a little.

8. Serve warm with clotted cream.

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Latest Comment

Why does the recipe say to just place a disc of pastry in the bottom of the tin when quite clearly there is pastry around the sides? I watched James make this and am sure he lined the dish completely with pastry. Also, 35cmm dish, in old measurments that's nearly 14 inches, never seen one that big???

Linder1 Linder1 Posted 27 May 2008 3:35 PM