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Kentish gypsy tart
Whipped evaporated milk and muscovado tart
Gypsy tart is the school-dinner pudding of Kent, remembered fondly by anyone who grew up in Margate, Maidstone or the Medway towns. Evaporated milk is whisked with dark muscovado sugar until it doubles into a toffee-coloured mousse, poured into a pastry case and baked just long enough to set into a fluffy, sticky, intensely sweet filling. Chef's tip: chill the evaporated milk overnight; cold milk whips up much more volume.
- Total time
- 50 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 10
Ingredients
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 400°F (350°F fan). Roll the 10 ½ oz shortcrust pastry to line a 23 cm tart tin, chill 15 minutes, then blind-bake with paper and beans for 15 minutes and uncovered for 10 minutes until golden. Turn the oven down to 350°F (325°F fan).
40 minStep 2: Whisk the cold 14 ½ oz evaporated milk, well chilled and 10 ½ oz dark muscovado sugar with an electric whisk for 15 minutes, until thick, light coffee-coloured and nearly doubled in volume. A common mistake is stopping early; under-whisked filling stays runny.
15 minStep 3: Pour into the warm pastry case and bake for 10 minutes; the top will look tacky and slightly glossy, and it will still wobble.
10 minStep 4: Cool completely; the filling sets as it cools. Serve at room temperature in thin slices.
60 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 48 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Fibre
- 0 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does kentish gypsy tart take?
- About 50 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 10 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of evaporated milk, well chilled?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
- What can I use instead of dark muscovado sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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