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Gemma’s Pro Chef Tips For Making Traditional Treacle Tart Baking blind is a method of baking in which a pie crust, or other pastry without the filling, is partially or fully baked before adding in the filling.

What Is Blind Baking?įor this recipe, you have to blind bake your pie crust. If you can’t find golden syrup, you can make a homemade substitute version or use dark corn syrup. It has the same consistency as honey and looks similar as well. Golden syrup is a form of inverted sugar syrup, which is made in the process of refining sugar cane or sugar beet juice into sugar. It is a thick, amber-colored syrup that you would use in recipes that include corn syrup. Golden syrup, or light treacle, is a popular baking ingredient in Ireland. In order to give it texture, breadcrumbs are added to the syrup mixture. By adding lemon juice, you cut the sweetness and give the tart a nice citrus flavor. Since the main ingredient of treacle tart is golden syrup, you can expect a very sweet dessert. The first recipe for a treacle tart is believed to be by Mary Jewry, which was actually printed before the invention of golden syrup! Back then, Mary used black treacle, which is darker than golden syrup and has a stronger, slightly bitter, flavoring. Treacle tart is a dessert that’s rich in history, from its earliest documented recipe in the late 19th century to appearing in the classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to being known as Harry Potter’s favorite food. Serve this fan-favorite warm with a nice scoop of clotted cream, homemade crème anglaise, or homemade vanilla ice cream ! If you don’t have treacle, you can make a golden syrup substitute at home. I like to use my homemade breadcrumbs for this recipe. This simple, but not to be underestimated, traditional treacle tart is made with a buttery crust and filled with a delicious lemony-sweet filling that is sweetened with golden syrup (or light treacle.) To get this tart’s signature texture, fresh breadcrumbs are added to the filling. I would spend the entire day baking for them - and this homemade treacle tart was always high on their wish list. It was my job to make them lunch, dinner, and, of course, dessert. In my early 20s, I used to cook for retired priests in a priory in Dublin. It’s very simple to make - and it uses my foolproof pie crust that anyone can handle.

WHAT YOU GET: A traditional English treacle tart with a simple lemon filling, buttery crust, and a distinctive, pleasing texture.
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