Treacle Tart (Lisa Faulkner)

Tempo

50 min (+ 30 min pastry chill)

Picante

Dificuldade

Fácil

Rende

6porções

Ingredientes

Pastry (shortcrust):

300 g

plain flour (farinha de trigo)

150 g

cold butter, cubed (manteiga gelada em cubos)

1 tbsp

cold water

Pinch salt

Filling:

250 g

golden syrup (xarope de açúcar dourado — *Lyle's Golden Syrup* sold at imported sections of Pão de Açúcar / St Marche; or sub *karo claro*)

Juice of ½ lemon (suco de ½ limão siciliano)

75 g

dried white breadcrumbs (farinha de rosca branca, ou pão amanhecido ralado)

cornflakes (sucrilhos *plain*; *cornflakes Kellogg's sem açúcar* if available)

01**Pastry.** Pulse flour + salt + butter in a food processor to fine breadcrumb texture. Don't overwork. Add water; pulse 2-3 sec until clumping. Tip out; bring together with floured hands; knead 20-30 sec on floured surface. Flatten to a disc, wrap in cling film, **chill 30 min.**
02**Roll.** On a floured surface, roll pastry to ~5 mm thick. Line an 18 cm loose-bottom fluted tart tin (*forma de torta com fundo removível*). Press into corners; trim level. Preheat AFO to 180°C convection bake.
03**Fill.** In a bowl, mix golden syrup + lemon juice + breadcrumbs. Spoon into the pastry case; level.
04**Top.** Crush cornflakes lightly between palms; scatter over the top.
05**Bake** 20 min until golden brown.
06**Cool** 15 min before slicing — the filling sets as it cools.

The proper Hogwarts dessert. Golden syrup + breadcrumbs + lemon, with a cornflake topping for crunch. Quick to make once the pastry's chilled.

Heat: 0/5.

Golden syrup: not interchangeable with honey or maple. Lyle's is the canonical brand. Karo claro (light corn syrup) is the closest BR sub but slightly less rich — add 1 tbsp brown sugar to compensate.
Why cornflakes? Lisa Faulkner's signature — they go pleasantly crunchy on top, contrast with the chewy filling. Skip and you get the classic plain version (still good).
Shortcrust shortcut: massa folhada (puff) won't work — too flaky for the wet filling. Stick with shortcrust.
Serving: vanilla ice cream (no-churn version we already have), or creme inglês, or a dollop of cold cream.
Freezer: baked tart freezes 1 month. Defrost wrapped at room temp 2 hr; warm in oven 5 min if desired.