Johnson's Family Treacle Tart Recipe at MyDish

Johnson's Family Treacle Tart

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Method

  • Preheat the oven to 190 celsius.
  • To make pastry, place the flour in a bowl.
  • Cut the fat and butter into small pieces, and using the tips of your fingers, and lifting the flour up as you work (so as to add air into the pastry), rub them into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  • Sprinkle water over the surface and mix with a knife, the mixture will make a lumpy dough that should be soft but not sticky.
  • Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface and gently form into a soft ball, trying not to over handle.
  • Roll out pastry and line a 8 inch metal pie dish with it.(save the trimings)
  • Chill for about 30 mins.
  • Gently warm the syrup and stir in the cornflakes. Pour into the chilled pastry case.
  • Reroll the remaining trimings of pastry and cut them into icm wide strips.(And now for the fun part!) Twist and lay them across the top of the tart in a lattice pattern, sealing the edges with a little milk and egg wash.
  • Brush the pastry all over with the same wash and bake for 30-35 mins.
  • Avoid temptation and allow to rest for about half an hour so the syrup can set slightly.

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    Ingredients

    • 9½ oz Golden syrup
    • 6oz Plain Flour
    • 1 and a ½ oz butter
    • 1 and a ½ oz lard or white veg fat
    • 2 tablespoons (roughly) cold water
    • 1oz Cornflakes (slightly crushed)
    • for brushing Milk and egg mixed up

    By Views 11693  Added Tue May 8 2007


    Johnson's Family Treacle Tart. My Mums family's version of a classic british dish!

     

    This recipe is a real reminder of my childhood, we used to have it every sunday for tea! It was the only day of the week we were aloud to eat in front of the telly and we'd always eat it whilst watching worsel gumeage on the box! (Oh how things chang Read More

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