Treacle Tart

Ingredients

Pastry

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 Cup confections Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 2 sticks of butter chopped and COLD
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 large egg yolks

Filling

• 1 Cup Treacle Golden Syrup
• 2 1/4 Cup soft bread crumbs (6 to 8 slices bread Broken up then processed in food processor)
• 2 TBSP Lemon Juice
• 1 Tsp Lemon Zest

Directions

1. Tart Pastry:
2. Preheat oven to 400 F
3. CHILL ALL UTENSILS IN FREEZER!!!
4. Combine in food processor…
5. flour, confections Sugar, and Salt

Then add…

1. 2 sticks of butter chopped and COLD
2. Pulse food processor until consistency of coarse corn meal…
3. DON’T over mix!

Turn in to bowl and add set aside.

1. In another bowl whisk together heavy cream, vanilla, and egg yolks
2. Pour over flour mixture and fold with spatula just until it clumps.

Divide dough in 1/2 and wrap in plastic wrap.

1. Mold into a disk shape and refrigerate at least 2 hours up to 3 days.

2. ---

Filling

1. Combine Golden Syrup, bread crumbs, Lemon Juice, and Lemon Zest
2. Roll out dough to about 12 to 14 inches and carefully press into tart pan

Fill with filling

1. Roll second disk of dough to make strips for lattice pattern
2. mix 1 egg and a little water to make egg wash. brush over top crust.
3. Put into oven for 10 minutes then reduce temp to 375 for 10 minutes.