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Creamy Traditional Manchester Tart

Traditional Manchester Tart features a crisp pastry base layered with raspberry jam, smooth vanilla custard, desiccated coconut, and glossy glacé cherries, chilled until set and ready to slice.
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Ingredients
  

For the pastry

  • 200 g plain flour
  • 100 g butter cubed and chilled
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons cold water
  • A pinch of salt

For the filling

  • 4 tablespoons raspberry jam
  • 500 ml whole milk
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 50 g caster sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornflour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the topping

  • 3 tablespoons desiccated coconut
  • 8 to 10 glacé cherries

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven and grease the tart tin.
  • Mix the pastry dough and chill for 15 minutes.
  • Line the tin and blind bake until lightly golden.
  • Spread jam over the cooled pastry base.
  • Cook the custard until thick and smooth.
  • Pour the custard over the jam and level the top.
  • Sprinkle with coconut and add cherries.
  • Chill until fully set, then serve.