Yorkshire Tea and Toast Tart Recipe

Tea and toast, is there a better combination? This delicious Tea and Toast Tart from the team at Yorkshire Tea is a perfect mid-morning (or afternoon) sweet treat!

The Yorkshire Tea Proper Strong is the perfect brew to use to bring flavor to the sweet, sticky filling of this tart and really make you feel like you’re having breakfast for dessert. There is a lot of sweetness in the tart and the robust and full-bodied nature of the Proper Strong brew really stands up to this and ensures the delicious flavor of the tea comes through in the tart. 

This recipe was designed to recreate the taste of a proper brew and buttery toast.  This makes a delicious treat for afternoon tea or can be served as a dessert with some fresh cream, ice cream or creme fraiche.

Ingredients (makes 12 for afternoon tea or 8 people for dessert)

Toast Crust

125g plain flour 

2 slices of well toasted bread crusts, cooled and blitzed into fine crumbs 

75g rolled oats 

1 egg 

100g butter, chilled and cubed 

Sea salt flakes 

Cold water – if required 

Tart Filling

4 Yorkshire Tea Proper Strong tea bags 

250g caster sugar 

200g brown sugar 

200g butter 

180ml of single cream 

1tbsp milk powder 

1tsp of vanilla extract 

4 large egg yolks 

Icing sugar for garnish 

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F).
2. To make the pastry, in a large bowl add the flour, oats, toast crumbs and a pinch of salt. Add the cubed, cooled butter and using your fingertips, gently work the mixture until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Crack in the egg and mix together to form a dough. Add a little bit of cold water to bring the mixture together if required. Press into a disc, wrap in glad wrap and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. 
3. Grease your loose bottom tart tin with butter or oil. Remove the dough disc from the fridge and between 2 sheets of baking paper, roll the mixture out to the size of your tart tin. Press the pastry into the tin and use excess dough to fix up any holes. Prick the bottom of the tart shell with a fork, line the shell with one of the sheets of baking paper used for rolling out and then fill with baking beads and blind bake for 15 minutes. 
4. Remove the tart shell from the oven and remove the paper and baking beads and return the tart shell to the oven for 5 more minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. 
5. Reduce the oven temperature to 170ºC. 
6. To make the filling, melt the butter in a saucepan with the cream and vanilla extract. Bring it to a simmer and then remove from the heat. Add the Yorkshire Tea Proper Strong teabags and allow them to brew for 3 minutes. Remove the teabags and allow the mixture to cool. 
7. In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, white sugar, and milk powder until combined. Add in the egg yolks and whisk until combined then pour in the tea, cream, vanilla and butter mixture and whisk until combined. 
8. Pour the mixture into the prepared tart shell and bake in the oven for 40–45 minutes or until the edges start to firm up. The filling will bubble a little. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely and set. 
9. Once cooled, dust the tart with icing sugar and serve with a proper brew of Yorkshire Tea. 

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