Gypsy Tart - British School Recipe
  1. You will need to make sure your evaporated milk to be properly and thoroughly chilled. At least 12 hours in the fridge or 2 hours in the freezer (but no longer, you don't want it actually frozen).

  2. Preheat the oven to 190°c fan/375f.

  3. Place roughly 400g Shortcrust Pastry onto a floured board. As you are going to roll the pastry into a circle, it is a good idea to use the palms of your hand to coax the pastry into a more round rather than square shape if it isn't already.

  4. Roll the pastry out until it is a little larger than the baking tin. Keep releasing the pastry from the surface and turning it/flipping it after each roll. This will make it easier to roll out and keep the thickness nice and even. You need to make sure there is enough pastry to line up the sides of the tin too. Use the tin as a guide to help you.

  5. Carefully life the pastry into the tin. Ease the pastry into the corners by lifting it rather than stretching it. Use your knuckle to press to make sure the pastry is fully in the corners and there aren't any air pockets underneath it.

  6. Use a small sharp knife to cut along the outside edge to remove any excess pasty. Or if the top edge of the tin is sharp like mine, you can roll over it with your rolling pin.

  7. Take this opportunity to again run around the edges with the side of your finger and make sure it is firmly pressed against the tin.

  8. Take a round paper liner or some cut baking paper and line the pastry case. If you are using a square of paper, scrunch it up and then flatten it a could of times to make it pliable. Make sure the paper fits snugly into the edges of the tin.

  9. Tip your baking beans into the tin. Ideally you want there to be enough beans to come right up to the top of the tin but don't worry too much if you don't.

  10. Bake the pastry for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and carefully spoon out the baking beans - they will be very hot.

  11. Remove the baking paper to reveal the part cooked pastry shell. You will see that it is still dark looking on the base.

  12. Bake the pastry for a further 12 minutes until lightly golden all over. If the pastry puffs up a bit, don't worry, just gently press it back down when it comes out the oven.

  13. Set aside to cool while you make the filling.

  14. Pour 410g Evaporated Milk into the bowl of your stand mixer along with 300g Dark Brown Muscovado Sugar.

  15. Whisk on high for 2 minutes. You will see that the mixture starts to lighten in colour and froth. Use a spatula to run around the sides and bottom of the bowl to make sure everything is being fully incorporated.

  16. Continue whisking for a further 10 - 13 minutes - until the mixture is thick, light and fluffy.

  17. You can see that the mixture has some body and hold itself for a second on the spatula.

  18. Turn the oven down to 160c fan/320f.

  19. Pour the filling into the cooled pastry case

  20. Do not fill the tart past the pastry line, leave a little pastry showing. You will likely have some filling mixture leftover - don't be tempted to add this or it will spill all over the oven.

  21. Bake for 10 minutes - no longer. It will feel like the baking was pointless but the very top layer of the filling will have formed a skin and the filling will have heated enough to continue to set. Overbaking will mean that the filling splits so don't be tempted to "just give it another minute for luck"!

  22. Allow the tart to fully cool at room temperature before slicing. Putting the tart in the fridge can cause it to split and week. You will see the filling shrink a little as it cools.

  23. Use a very sharp knife to cut the tart into slices as needed.

Course🍰Dessert

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🍰Dessert

Cuisine🇬🇧British

Occasions📆Everyday🎉Special Occasion

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 45m

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