Treacle Brown Betty
Prep
20 mins
Cook
40 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
A classic British dessert made with layers of treacle-soaked bread and topped with a crunchy oat and butter crumble.
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Ingredients
- 400white bread
- 200 mltreacle
- 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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