Manchester tart

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Manchester tart
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Manchester tart
Type Tart
Place of originEngland
Region or state Manchester
Created byMrs Beeton
Main ingredients Shortcrust pastry, raspberry jam, custard, flaked coconut, Maraschino cherry
Variations lemon-flavoured custard

Manchester tart is a traditional English baked tart consisting of a shortcrust pastry shell spread with raspberry jam, covered with a custard filling and topped with flakes of coconut and a Maraschino cherry. A common variation has a layer of thinly-sliced bananas under the custard. [1]

Contents

Robinson's Bakers of Failsworth advertises itself as the home of the Manchester tart. [2]

History

The recipe for Manchester tart was first published in The Book of Household Management by Mrs Beeton under the name Manchester Pudding. [3] The recipe consisted of puff pastry with a layer of jam and custard poured on top, topped with a sprinkling of sugar. [4]

In the 1970s and 1980s, Manchester tart was regularly served with school dinners. [5] [3] The tarts usually contained coconut and a cherry, and sometimes also a layer of chopped banana between the custard and the jam. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Regional Dishes of North-West England – Virtual Encyclopaedia of Greater Manchester". Manchester2002-uk.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Robinsons - Manchester's oldest bakery". Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 Grimsditch, Lee (28 August 2023). "The delicious sweet and savoury delicacies and treats Mancs will remember from their childhoods". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Beeton, Isabelle (1861). The Book of Household Management . Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. ↑ O'Sullivan, Eve (8 March 2014). "The tart-maker who bakes with mother". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Childhood school dinner treat loved by Mancunians... but with a controversial ingredient". Manchester Evening News. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.



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