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Gingery treacle tart
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Gingery treacle tart

9 ingredients 20 min Serves 8 - 10 openrecipes
Gingery treacle tart

If you find traditional treacle tart too sweet, try this lighter classic with lots of zingy ginger and the addition of lemon-poached pears

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

697
Calories
20g
Protein
7g
Fat
139g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Pastry not in our table 0
Syrup not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 500g pack sweet shortcrust pastry
  • a little flour , for dusting
  • 300g granulated sugar
  • 3 lemons , zested
  • 5 firm pears , peeled
  • 600g golden syrup
  • 1 ball stem ginger , finely chopped, plus 1tbsp syrup from the jar
  • 140g breadcrumbs
  • 3 eggs

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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