Treacle tart: Difference between revisions

Treacle tart
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Serving temperature	Hot or warm
Main ingredients	Shortcrust pastry, golden syrup, breadcrumbs, lemon juice
	Media: Treacle tart;

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 04:25, 27 September 2024

Treacle tart is a traditional British dessert. The earliest known recipe for the dessert is from English author Mary Jewry in her cookbooks from the late 19th century.^[1]

Desserts

It is prepared using shortcrust pastry, with a thick filling made of golden syrup (also known as light treacle), breadcrumbs, and lemon juice or zest. The tart is normally served hot or warm with a scoop of clotted cream, ordinary cream, ice cream, or custard. Some modern recipes add cream, eggs, or both in order to create a softer filling.

Treacle bread^[2] is a homemade bread popular in Ireland and is similar to soda bread but with the addition of treacle.

In popular culture

"Treacle tart" is Cockney rhyming slang for "sweetheart".^[3]
In the Agatha Christie murder mystery novel 4.50 from Paddington, a homeowner's son, home visiting from boarding school with a friend, is said to be particularly fond of treacle tart.^[4]
This dessert is mentioned in the 1968 British fantasy film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The villainous Child Catcher, in an attempt to lure out the children from the basement, calls out that he is giving away free sweets, including treacle tarts.^[5]
In the Harry Potter book series, Harry's favourite food is treacle tart, a dessert often found at the Hogwarts feasts.^[6]
It narrowly defeated the Pecan Pie in the Pie-Off during episode 108 of the Dave Dameshek Football Program.^[7]
In Season 3 Episode 1 of Downton Abbey, the dessert is featured at the servant's lunchtime, where Carson exclaims, "That treacle tart hit the spot, thank you Mrs. Patmore".^[8]

References

^ Jewry, Mary (1899). Warne's Model Cookery: With Complete Instructions in Household Management and Receipts. London: F. Warne. p. 578.
^ "Treacle Bread with Sultanas Recipe | Odlums". Odlums. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
^ "Treacle Tart is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Sweetheart!". Cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
^ "Audiobooks" 1:37:58 as read by Rosemary Leach. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 February 2018
^ "Food in books: the treacle tart in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 February 2018
^ "DDFP 108: Niners QB battle and the pie-off! « NFL Dave Dameshek Blog". Archived from the original on 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
^ "Caitlin Moran on TV: Downton Abbey is all over the 1920s". The Times. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Short description|British dessert}}
-{{Infobox prepared food
+{{Infobox food
 | name             = Treacle tart
-| image            = Treacle Tart with clotted cream.jpg
+| image            = Mary Berry treacle tart (8131434026).jpg
 | image_size       = 300px
-| imagesize        =
+| caption          =
-| caption          = Treacle tart with clotted cream
 | alternate_name   =
-| country          = [[United Kingdom]]
+| place_of_origin  = [[United Kingdom]]
 | region           =
 | creator          =
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 }}
-'''Treacle tart''' is a traditional [[Great Britain|British]] dessert. The earliest known recipe for the dessert is from English author Mary Jewry in her cookbooks from the late 19th century.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jewry|first1=Mary|title=Warne's Model Cookery: With Complete Instructions in Household Management and Receipts|date=1899|publisher=F. Warne|location=London|page=578}}</ref>
+'''Treacle tart''' is a traditional British dessert. The earliest known recipe for the dessert is from English author Mary Jewry in her cookbooks from the late 19th century.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jewry|first1=Mary|title=Warne's Model Cookery: With Complete Instructions in Household Management and Receipts|date=1899|publisher=F. Warne|location=London|page=578}}</ref>
-==Dessert==
+==Desserts==
-It is prepared using [[shortcrust pastry]], with a thick filling made of [[golden syrup]], also known as light [[treacle]], breadcrumbs, and lemon juice or zest. A modern alternative recipe uses ground almonds in place of the breadcrumbs. The tart is normally served hot or warm with a scoop of [[clotted cream]], ordinary cream, ice cream or custard. Some more recent recipes add cream, eggs, or broth, to make a softer filling.
+[[File:Treacle Tart with clotted cream.jpg|thumb|Treacle tart served with [[clotted cream]]]]
+It is prepared using [[shortcrust pastry]], with a thick filling made of [[golden syrup]] (also known as light [[treacle]]), breadcrumbs, and lemon juice or zest. The tart is normally served hot or warm with a scoop of [[clotted cream]], ordinary cream, ice cream, or custard. Some modern recipes add cream, eggs, or both in order to create a softer filling.
 Treacle bread<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.odlums.ie/recipes/treacle-bread-with-sultanas/|title=Treacle Bread with Sultanas Recipe {{!}} Odlums|work=Odlums|access-date=2017-12-18|language=en-GB}}</ref> is a homemade bread popular in Ireland and is similar to soda bread but with the addition of treacle.
@@ Line 27: / Line 28: @@
 ==In popular culture==
 * "Treacle tart" is [[Cockney rhyming slang]] for "sweetheart".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/slang/treacle|title=Treacle Tart is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Sweetheart!|website=Cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk|access-date=2017-12-18}}</ref>
+* In the [[Agatha Christie]] murder mystery novel ''[[4.50 from Paddington]]'', a homeowner's son, home visiting from boarding school with a friend, is said to be particularly fond of treacle tart.<ref> "Audiobooks" 1:37:58 as read by Rosemary Leach. Retrieved 13 February 2023.</ref>
-* This dessert featured in the 1968 British fantasy film ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]''. The villainous [[Child Catcher]], in an attempt to lure out the children from the basement, calls out that he is giving away free sweets.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/14/chittychitty-bangbang-flies-again-review "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again"]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 24 February 2018</ref>
+* This dessert is mentioned in the 1968 British fantasy film ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]''. The villainous [[Child Catcher]], in an attempt to lure out the children from the basement, calls out that he is giving away free sweets, including treacle tarts.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/14/chittychitty-bangbang-flies-again-review "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again"]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 24 February 2018</ref>
 * In the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' book series, Harry's favourite food is treacle tart, a dessert often found at the [[Hogwarts]] feasts.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/books/little-library-cafe/2016/may/19/food-in-books-the-treacle-tart-in-harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone "Food in books: the treacle tart in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone"]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 24 February 2018</ref>
-* The "Treacle Tart" was the recipient of the 2012 Shekie Award for Pie of the Year. It narrowly defeated the Pecan Pie in the Pie-Off during episode 108 of the [[Dave Dameshek|Dave Dameshek Football Program]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://davedameshek.nfl.com/2012/11/20/ddfp-108-niners-qb-battle-and-the-pie-off |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-11-28 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128050259/http://davedameshek.nfl.com/2012/11/20/ddfp-108-niners-qb-battle-and-the-pie-off/ |archivedate=2012-11-28 |df= }} </ref>
+* It narrowly defeated the [[Pecan Pie]] in the Pie-Off during episode 108 of the [[Dave Dameshek|Dave Dameshek Football Program]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://davedameshek.nfl.com/2012/11/20/ddfp-108-niners-qb-battle-and-the-pie-off |title=DDFP 108: Niners QB battle and the pie-off! « NFL Dave Dameshek Blog |accessdate=2012-11-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128050259/http://davedameshek.nfl.com/2012/11/20/ddfp-108-niners-qb-battle-and-the-pie-off/ |archivedate=2012-11-28 }} </ref>
+*In Season 3 Episode 1 of ''[[Downton Abbey]]'', the dessert is featured at the servant's lunchtime, where Carson exclaims, "That treacle tart hit the spot, thank you Mrs. Patmore".<ref>{{cite news |title=Caitlin Moran on TV: Downton Abbey is all over the 1920s |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/caitlin-moran-on-tv-downton-abbey-is-all-over-the-1920s-dtgnfb870g3 |access-date=28 June 2022 |work=The Times}}</ref>
 ==See also==
@@ Line 40: / Line 43: @@
 ==Further reading==
-* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/heston_blumenthal/article607734.ece Treacle tart recipe] by Heston Blumenthal from ''[[The Times|Times Online]]'' (Paid subscription required)
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100531075657/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/heston_blumenthal/article607734.ece Treacle tart recipe] by Heston Blumenthal from ''[[The Times|Times Online]]'' (Paid subscription required)
 * [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jan/16/nigel-slater-classic-treacle-tart Treacle tart recipe] by Nigel Slater from ''[[The Guardian]]''
@@ Line 46: / Line 49: @@
 {{English cuisine}}
-[[Category:British pies]]
 [[Category:British desserts]]
 [[Category:English cuisine]]
 [[Category:Sweet pies]]
-[[Category:Tarts]]
 [[Category:Victorian cuisine]]
-[[Category:Food and drink introduced in the 19th-century]]
+[[Category:Food and drink introduced in the 19th century]]
+[[Category:British tarts]]

v t e British pies
Sweet	Apple pie Bakewell tart Banoffee pie Bedfordshire clanger Blackberry pie Black bun Cumberland rum nicky Custard tart Manchester tart Mince pie Pumpkin pie Rhubarb pie Treacle tart
Savoury	Bacon and egg pie Bedfordshire clanger Bridie Butter pie Cheese and onion pie Chicken and mushroom pie Corned beef pie Cornish pasty Cottage pie Cumberland pie Curry pie Devizes pie Fish pie Game pie Homity pie Killie pie Lamprey pie Meat and potato pie Melton Mowbray pork pie Pork pie Pot pie Scotch pie Shepherd's pie Squab pie Stargazy pie Steak pie Steak and kidney pie Steak and oyster pie Woolton pie
Manufacturers	Clark's Pies Dickinson & Morris Fray Bentos Galloways Bakers Ginsters Higgidy Holland's Pies Mr Kipling Peter's Pieminister Poole's Pork Farms Pukka Pies Shire Foods Square Pie Wall's Wrights Pies