Even my Dad every couple of months will mention butterscotch tart. We were sad to think that we might never be able savour that taste ever again. Until today.
WHAT IS BUTTERSCOTCH TART?
If you know, you know. Butterscotch tart is a classic, nostalgic dessert. It comprises a shortcrust pastry topped with “butterscotch”. The butterscotch is a very sweet filling made with milk, brown sugar, butter and flour and tastes a bit like caramel, although the texture is a little different. In my opinion, butterscotch tart isn’t complete without chocolate 100s and 1000s. This silky butterscotch tart melts in your mouth. Even after years passed by, when I close my eyes, I can still taste the incredible buttery sweetness of this dessert.
INGREDIENTS REQUIRED FOR BUTTERSCOTCH TART
For the eggless shortcrust pastry, you will need plain flour, caster sugar, softened butter, a pinch of salt and water For the butterscotch filling, you will need demerara sugar, milk, butter and plain flour. Top with chocolate hundreds and thousands to make it authentic.
METHOD TO MAKE SCHOOL DINNER STYLE BUTTERSCOTCH TART
To make the eggless shortcrust pastry – sift plain flour, caster sugar and salt together. Add the butter and form a dough. Roll out the pasty, transfer to desired bakeware and bake blind. Meanwhile, to make the butterscotch filling – melt butter in a pan and add the demerara sugar, Mix until it dissolves. Add the milk and flour and whisk quickly to prevent any lumps. Pour into the pastry case. Allow to cool then refrigerate. The risk of being the kind of cook that never measures any ingredients when cooking, is that this habit can easily spill over when baking. This can be a dangerous affair as baking requires precision. I haven’t baked enough in my time to know how much to add – something my mum is a lot better at! So until I acquire that skill, I’ve got electric kitchen scales on my side! To measure out our ingredients, we used the Etekcity Digital Food Kitchen Scale, model EK4150. This scale is multifunctional and designed to reduce the number of separate gadgets needed in the kitchen. With a capacity of up to 5kg and a high precision gauge accurate to 1g, the scale ensures accuracy with your baking every time. It boasts quick unit conversion between grams, ounces, pounds and kilograms (I clearly skipped this day at school) and has a built-in timer – no more getting my phone covered in flour to set the timer!. A very cool addition to this scale is an inbuilt ambient temperature sensor. Although, I don’t need to be reminded by how cold England gets. This kitchen scale is really handy because it includes a decent sized (2.15L) stainless steel wide bowl. The bowl is designed for easy stirring and serving. You can also prep, wash, thaw your ingredients all in the same bowl. The LCD display is very clear in all types of lighting. I love the stainless steel finish, the scale looks really modern on the kitchen counter. The stainless steel also allows for durability. In case you do want to use a different bowl, you still can as the bowl provided is detachable. The scale shuts off automatically within 2 minutes so does not waste batteries. In the box: 1 x Etekcity Digital Kitchen scale 1 x stainless steel bowl 2 x AAA batteries 1 x user’s manual The scale comes with a 2-year warranty from Etekcity. I suggest you call over your old school friends and serve them this Butterscotch tart. I can guarantee that your guests will thank you once they re-live their school days. Although, be prepared for some serious reminiscing, and I bet they’ll still remember that embarrassing thing that you did in the playground that you conveniently forgot … Disclaimer- I was sent the Etekcity Digital Kitchen Weighing Scales for an unbiased review and not told or paid to write anything positive. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you Etekcity team.
