Treacle Brown Betty
Prep
20 mins
Cook
40 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
Treacle Brown Betty is a baked dessert combining white bread, treacle and brown sugar with warming spices. Made with butter, oats and flour, this comforting treat takes just 20 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook. The addition of cinnamon and ginger gives it a distinctive flavour that suits anyone looking for a traditional, satisfying pudding.
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Ingredients
- 400 gwhite bread
- 200 gtreacle
- 150 gbrown sugar
- 100 gbutter
- 120 gall-purpose flour
- 200 grolled oats
- pinch of salt
- 2 gground cinnamon
- 1 gground ginger
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F).
- 2
Cut the white bread into 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes.
- 3
In a large saucepan, combine the treacle, brown sugar, and butter. Place the saucepan over medium heat and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
- 4
Bring the treacle mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
- 5
In a large bowl, combine the bread cubes and the treacle mixture. Toss until the bread is evenly coated.
- 6
Transfer the bread mixture to a 20x20cm (8x8 inch) baking dish.
- 7
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, rolled oats, salt, cinnamon, and ginger. Mix until well combined.
- 8
Add the butter to the dry mixture and mix until the crumble is crumbly.
- 9
Spread the crumble topping evenly over the bread mixture.
- 10
Bake the brown betty in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the fruit is tender.
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