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Yorkshire curd tart

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Serves 6

For the pastry:

95g salted butter 85g caster sugar 2 eggs 28g cornflour 250g plain flour zest of ¼ lemon and ¼ lime

For the filling:

120g curds 30g cream 30g sugar 60g golden syrup 20g currants 1 large egg 20g brown breadcrumb­s 1 tsp of rose water

To make the pastry: Cream the butter and sugar together. Add the eggs, cornflour, flour and lastly, the zest. Make sure all the ingredient­s are well incorporat­ed, but be careful not to overwork the pastry. Leave to cool in the fridge. Meanwhile heat the oven to 170°C/gas mark 3½. To make the filling: In a bowl, whisk all the ingredient­s

together and set aside. Roll the cooled pastry out onto a floured surface. Cut six 12.5cm discs out and line six 10cm pastry moulds. Blind bake the pastry cases in the preheated oven for approximat­ely 16 mins, until cooked. Allow the oven to cool to 110°C/gas mark ¼. Fill the tarts with the curd mixture. Cook for 10 mins, until the filling is firm. Serve with raspberrie­s, fruit puree, baby salad leaves and a sprinkle of oat crumble.

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