Name: Treacle and Fennel Tart
Yield: Serves 4–6
Ingredients: 100 g/3½ oz/1¼ cups fresh breadcrumbs; 1 egg, lightly beaten; finely grated zest of 1 lemon plus 2 tbsp juice; 350 g/12 oz/1 cup golden syrup; 1 x 375 g/13 oz sheet ready-rolled shortcrust pastry; 1 tbsp fennel seeds

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

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By Nisha Katona

Published 2024

About

This stickily sweet treacle tart has a gorgeously savoury edge to it with the addition of fragrant anise-flavoured fennel seeds. Ideal for your next dinner party dessert with a pour of rich cream on the side.

Ingredients

1 x 375 g/13 oz sheet ready-rolled shortcrust pastry
1 tbsp fennel seeds

Dessert
Dinner
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Use the pastry sheet to line a shallow 20cm/8in tart tin. Prick the base all over with a fork and chill for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/425°F/Gas 7 and place a heavy baking sheet on the middle shelf to heat up with the oven.

Once chilled,

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