Spiced Autumn Walnut And Golden Syrup Tart-pie

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 150 g plain flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 75 g butter
• 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

Recipe

• 1 pastry.
• 2 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.
• 3 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 200°c/400°f/gas 6 for 10 minutes. remove the paper and beans and cook for a further 5 minutes until lightly browned.
• 4 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.
• 5 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.
• 6 bake in a preheated oven at 220°c/425°f/gas 7 for 10 minutes then reduce the heat to 170°c/325°f/gas 3 and cook for a further 40-50 minutes or until the filling is set.
• 7 serve either hot or cold with a dollop of cream, creme fraiche or yoghurt.