Spiced Autumn Walnut And Golden Syrup Tart-Pie
- PASTRY
- 150 g plain flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 75 g butter
- PIE FILLING
- 3 medium eggs
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 50 g demerara sugar
- 150 ml golden syrup or 150 ml organic honey
- 50 g butter, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 orange, rind of, finely grated
- 150 g shelled walnut halves
- PASTRY.
- Sift the flour and salt into a bowl then rub the butter in until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Then stir in enough water to give a soft but not sticky dough. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface then use to line a 30cm x 10cm / 12in x 4in rectangular fluted flan tin. Trim off any excess pastry then line with baking paper and beans and bake blind in a preheated oven at 200u0b0C/400u0b0F/Gas 6 for 10 minutes. Remove the paper and beans and cook for a further 5 minutes until lightly browned.
- Meanwhile beat the eggs and milk together. Boil the Demerara sugar and syrup together in a saucepan for about 2-3 minutes. Stir in the butter, cinnamon, vanilla and orange rind and cool slightly. Slowly pour the syrup mixture onto the beaten eggs and milk mixture.
- Scatter the walnuts over the pastry case and then spoon the syrup mixture over and smooth over the surface with the back of a spoon.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 220u0b0C/425u0b0F/Gas 7 for 10 minutes then reduce the heat to 170u0b0C/325u0b0F/Gas 3 and cook for a further 40-50 minutes or until the filling is set.
- Serve either hot or cold with a dollop of cream, creme fraiche or yoghurt.
flour, salt, butter, eggs, milk, sugar, golden syrup, butter, ground cinnamon, vanilla essence, orange, shelled walnut halves
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spiced-autumn-walnut-and-golden-syrup-tart-pie-391765 (may not work)