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Treacle Tart 03

Treacle Tart 03 is a pies recipe made with Plain Flour, Caster Sugar, Butter Or Margarine, Fresh Breadcrumbs, and Lemon Juice. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup
• 2 tsp
• 3 oz
• 1 cup
• 1 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Cream, Custard Sauce or ice cream to serve Mix together the flour and sugar and rub in the butter or margarine until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.

2. 2

   Mix to a firm pastry (paste) with the egg yolk, wrap in clingfilm (plastic wrap) and chill for 30 minutes.

3. 3

   Roll out on a lightly floured surface and to line a greased 20 cm/8 in pie dish.

4. 4

   Warm the syrup, then stir in the breadcrumbs and lemon juice and leave to cool.

5. 5

   Pour into the pastry base and bake in a preheated oven at 180C/350F/gas mark 4 for 35 minutes until set and golden.