All things Treacle

 Hello all, how are you today?

We are enjoying our first damp day for a while. It was very light rain when i got up and it got heavier and now its just light again. Lets face it the ground needed it.

So i have had a request for the Treacle Scones and Treacle Slow cooker sponge.

Treacle Scones, Makes 8

500g plain flour with 1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp bicarb of soda

1/2 tsp of cream of tartar

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp mixed spice

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 and 1/2 tbsp soft brown sugar

50g butter

2 tbsp treacle

250ml milk.

Preheat oven to 200

Grease your tray lightly

Place all the dry ingredients in a big bowl and mix

Use fingers to rub in butter

Add treacle and 200ml milk

Mix to a soft dough, if you have a lot of dry bits at the bottom of the bowl add milk a drop or 2 at a time to mix it all in and together.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board.

Use your hands to pat into a circle about 1" thick

Use a large scone cutter to cut the rounds out.

Place on the tray and bake for 10-12 mins or until golden and well risen.

Cool and enjoy.

Slowcooker Treacle Sponge

Juice of a lemon( i didn't use all of it..maybe a few teaspoons)

3 eggs

200g treacle

135g margerine

65g brown sugar

70g caster sugar

190g s.r flour

1 tsp vanilla extract

3 tbsp breadcrumbs (fresh)

1 tbsp milk

Mix the margerine, brown sugar, caster sugar, then add eggs and mix until blended.

Add the flour , vanilla ,lemon and milk..keep mixing until a nice batter.

Coat the slowcooker with oil on a cloth or you can use a liner.

I used greaseproof paper and oiled it.

Add the syrup and breadcrumbs to the bottom of the pot.

Pour the batter on top and smooth it down.

Cook for 2 hours on high.

I check mine after a 90 minutes with a skewer and if its clean then i turn the heat down and keep it warm.

Loosen from the pot and then turn upside down onto a plate..i always warm up a little extra treacle and pour over the top..i also poke holes in the sponge to get the syrup all the way in.

So there you go all things treacle.

Enjoy

ftm