Manchester tart

Manchester tart
Tart
Region or state:
Manchester
Main ingredient(s):
Shortcrust pastry, raspberry jam, custard, flaked coconut, Maraschino cherry
Recipes at Wikibooks:
Manchester tart
Media at Wikimedia Commons:
Manchester tart

Manchester tart is a traditional English baked tart consisting of a shortcrust pastry shell, spread with raspberry jam, covered with a custard filling and topped with flakes of coconut and a Maraschino cherry. One variation of the original recipe includes slices of banana underneath the custard with the jam.

A staple on school dinner menus until the mid-1980s, the original Manchester Tart is a variation on an earlier recipe, the Manchester Pudding, which was first recorded by the Victorian cookery writer Mrs Beeton.^[1]

See also

• Custard tart

References

External links

• Manchester Tart History at Foods of England

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