Lulu's treacle tart

Lulu's treacle tart

Lulu has studied the recipe books and come up with a masterclass in cooking this classic British dessert

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 5 mins

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Roll out the pastry between 2 lengths of clingfilm and line a 22-23cm loose-based tart tin. Line with greaseproof paper and baking beans and blind bake for 10-15 minutes or until the pastry looks set and dried. Lift out the paper and dry the base of the tart out in the oven for a couple of minutes. Turn the oven down to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3.
  2. Mix the syrup, breadcrumbs, lemon juice and zest, and eggs with a pinch of salt. Pour into the tart and bake for 50 minutes or until the filling has lightly set. Leave to cool.
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Three variations

1. Stir 1 finely chopped ball of ginger and 1 tsp ground ginger into the filling before baking. 2. For a dark treacle tart, use 400g golden syrup and 100g black treacle in the filling. 3. To add a touch of luxury and to result in a softer set, stir 2-4 tbsp double cream into the filling before baking.

Per serving

462 kcalories, protein 6.4g, carbohydrate 82.0g, fat 14.3 g, saturated fat 5.2g, fibre 1.2g, salt 1.23 g

Recipe from olive magazine, March 2010.

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  • 19 March 2010

    sally rated this recipe

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  • 28 March 2010

    Janet rated this recipe

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  • 31 March 2010

    LuluFaye rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this a few weeks ago, added some ground ginger and can't remember whether I useed yolks or whole eggs... either way it was absolutely amazing and I will certainly be making it again. The lemon adds a slight zing that cuts through the sticky sweetness and for me, ginger and golden syrup are a match made in heaven. Beautiful. Just don't go too mad with the lemon...

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  • 07 August 2010

    up and coming goddess commented on this recipe

    the first part of the method sounds so complicated, i haven't tried it yet, but do not feel so confident, is there a simpler vertion? i really want to have a go, sounds good. Help from the up and coming godess.

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  • 29 August 2010

    suechef rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I tried this the other week and found it very simple to make. I added a little cream to the mixture and it made a real difference to the flavour. If you like true treacle tart then miss out the cream cos it gives a richer, less sticky result. If you are in a hurry, or are not confident at blind baking the pastry - you can always use a bought pastry case and halve the mixture. The lemon gives it a lovely flavour - we loved it!

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  • 10 January 2011

    Catherine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    So lovely - real old fashioned comfort pudding. I put a half teaspoon of ground ginger on top of the pastry base and used a sweetened pastry as well. It does come out as very rich so small servings are all that is necessary, but it was a real winner.

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    04 February 2011

    Ali rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lula's tart is now my tart!!!!!!! I used my own pastry recipe and carried out the neccessary steps and blind baked ECT. One comment which I will say is that this had far too much lemon in it. Although if you are a lemon fan, stick by the recipe. I will next time just add lemon zest and some milk if it needs to be more wet. Happy cooking :)

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  • 29 June 2011

    sabine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent I used less lemon (half one) and some ginger and cardamom (1/2 tsp each),in a homemade crust. It turned out perfect! Very easy too!

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  • 12 October 2011

    the boys mum rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Best treacle tart Iv'e ever tasted, and so easy to make, the lemon makes it so good.

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  • 13 December 2011

    sailorgirl rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this yesterday using sweet shortcrust pastry left over from mince pie making. I used an orange instead of the lemon and it tasted great. Had it with chantilly cream after tea. Baking blind is easy and worth it, just prick the bottom of the pastry before cooking to stop it rising then use scrunched up grease proof paper to line the pastry and fill with baking beans, (loads of places sell them) but you could use uncooked rice or dried peas, anything to weight the pastry down. I usually give tarts this size about 15 to 20 mins in the oven, then remove the beans and paper before adding filling and not a soggy bottom in sight!

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  • 20 December 2011

    fifi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I live in france and have leftover bread everyday. therefore i make this recipe at least once every two weeks. I have added maple syrup, coconut, chopped nuts and all taste wonderful. before i mixing i moisten the bread crumbs slightly with water which gives the flan and slightly lighter texture.

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  • 31 December 2011

    Aelynn rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very good, but it really tasted more like a lemon curd tart with a treacle tart texture... if that makes sense? Next time, I'll probably halve the lemon juice or just use the zest so it doesn't overpower.

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  • 15 March 2012

    Tanya rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious, traditional recipe. Left out the lemon as my family wanted proper sweet treacle tart. It went down a storm! I'm making my second one now!

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  • 06 April 2012

    lizleicester rated and commented on this recipe

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    Ooh la la, Lulu. Dangerously delicious!

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  • 18 April 2012

    Emma Brierley rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious. I halved the lemon, swapped some syrup for some black treacle and added a spoon of cream before baking. Rich and yummy - loved by all!

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  • 27 May 2012

    YummyNora rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    It was okay but there was nothing special about the taste

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  • 12 June 2012

    MariAna commented on this recipe

    Can I replace the golden syrup for honey?? Here in Pt it's very hard to find...

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  • 09 October 2012

    caroline rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very good, but definitely needs less lemon - I'm sure that half the juice would be fine. This quantity of filling just fits my deep 8" flan tin. Don't forget to prick the base before blind baking!

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  • 12 May 2013

    dragonma5306 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These were delicious; my first ever attempt at treacle tart. I had some M&S shortcrust individual pastry cases left over so was looking for something to put in them. I skipped the first step and just made the filling, exactly as the recipe. As the pastry cases were only small I only cooked them for 25 minutes and they were perfect with just a hint of lemon. I had 9 pastry cases but with some mixture left over, so I think the recipe would fill at least 12, maybe more. Yummy, will be making again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

  • 350g shortcrust pastry
  • 500g golden syrup
  • 125g fresh breadcrumbs
  • 1 lemon , zested and juiced
  • 2 eggs
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Per serving

462 kcalories, protein 6.4g, carbohydrate 82.0g, fat 14.3 g, saturated fat 5.2g, fibre 1.2g, salt 1.23 g

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