Treacle Tart

Serve 4

Ingredients:

100g/4oz Wholemeal Flour

50g/2oz Self-Raising Flour

A pinch of Salt

75g/3oz Butter

Water to bind

120ml/4 fl.oz. Golden Syrup [what is it?]

75g/3oz Fresh Brown Breadcrumbs

Grated zest of 1/2 Lemon

50g/2oz Toasted Hazelnuts, coarsely chopped

Instructions

1. Sift the flours with the salt into a mixing bowl. Tip the residue of bran left in the sieve into the bowl and stir lightly to mix.

2. Cut the butter into the flour with a palette knife, then rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Gradually stir in just enough water to bind the mixture together. Knead briefly until smooth. Wrap in cling film and leave to relax in the bottom of the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.

3. Preheat the oven to 200C, 400F, Gas mark 6. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry and line an 18cm/7 inch flan tin, reserving the trimmings.

4. Place syrup into a saucepan and heat gently. Stir in the breadcrumbs, lemon zest and chopped nuts.

5. Spread the syrup mixture evenly over the base of the pastry case. Roll out the pastry trimmings thinly and cut into long, narrow strips. Arrange the strips in a lattice over the filling. Trim off any overhanging pastry, then lightly brush the strips with the beaten egg or milk.

6. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the pastry is cooked and the filling a rich dark brown.

Butterbeer

Recipe #1


Ingredients:

• 2 and 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup butterscotch chips

Directions:

Heat milk in microwave for about 3-4 minutes on high power (or until hot). Stir in the butterscotch chips until they are thoroughly melted.

If you want to, you can froth it with a mixer or serve with no froth.

Serve in mugs.

Prep time:

About 10 minutes

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Food Network.com  Recipe: (2 servings)


Ingredients
1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup butterscotch topping
2 tablespoons whipped butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups vanilla cream soda

Directions

Combine condensed milk, butterscotch topping, and butter in a glass heatproof measuring cup. Heat in microwave for 1 minute. Remove and stir until butter has melted and incorporated into mixture. Meanwhile heat cream soda in another heatproof measuring cup for 1 minute 30 seconds.

Divide butterscotch mixture between 2 (10 to 12-ounce) mugs. Fill mugs with heated cream soda and stir thoroughly. Serve garnished with an old-fashioned butterscotch candy stick.


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All Recipes.com's Butterbeer Recipe: (4 servings)


Ingredients

1/2 cup butterscotch schnapps
3 1/2 cups chilled cream soda


Directions
Pour the butterscotch schnapps into a small pitcher. Carefully pour in the cream soda so that you don't lose the carbonation. Stir gently and pour into goblets to serve.