The mighty treacle tart is Harry’s favorite dessert, and it’s each comforting and comparatively easy to make, too. Discover out how one can make a treacle tart to rival any that Mrs Weasley might make…
We’ve included vegan alternate options for these of you who would like to make this with none animal merchandise. This consists of utilizing aqua faba, the water left over in a tin of chickpeas as a substitute of eggs. This can be a nice different for many who are vegan, but in addition these with egg allergy symptoms and intolerances.
Components – Serves 8-10
Pastry
250g plain flour or gluten free flour
140g chilly unsalted butter or vegan sunflower oil unfold
Three tablespoons of icing sugar
¼ teaspoon of tremendous salt
Two egg yolks, or eight tablespoons of aqua faba
For the filling
400g agave syrup
One ball step ginger in syrup, finely chopped, plus 40g of the syrup
One lemon, zested
Two eggs or eight tablespoons of aqua faba
100g tremendous recent white breadcrumbs or gluten free panko breadcrumbs
Recipe
1 – Put the flour and salt in a big mixing bowl.
2 – Add the butter or vegan unfold and rub collectively to create a tremendous breadcrumb-like texture.
3 – Stir by the icing sugar, then shortly add the egg yolks or aqua faba and two tablespoons of water, mixing swiftly with a knife to mix. Kind this right into a ball and wrap and chill for half-hour.
4 – Roll out to the thickness of a pound coin, and line a 22cm fluted tart tin with the pastry, leaving an overhang. Return to the fridge for half-hour.
5 – Warmth the oven to 200C/180fan/fuel 6. Line a pastry case with baking parchment and baking beans, then place within the oven on the baking sheet, and bake for quarter-hour.
6 – Take away the parchment and bake for an additional 10 minutes or till the pastry is golden brown. Depart the pastry to chill earlier than trimming off the overhanging edges with a small, serrated knife.
7 – Decrease the oven temperature to 160C/140 fan/gas4.
8 – Combine the syrup, ginger, ginger syrup, lemon, eggs (or aqua faba) and breadcrumbs in a bowl, briefly mixing every thing collectively till mixed.
9 – Pour the filling into the pastry case and put within the decrease a part of the oven to bake for 35-40 minutes or till the filling is simply set.
10 – As soon as prepared, take away from the oven and depart to chill down for approx. quarter-hour earlier than serving.
11 – Serve with ice cream, custard, cream or a vegan different.
