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Not the shortest title for my Hot Cross Bun Treacle Tarts but think I made myself clear! These are in fact also dairy free so even better.

Inspired by my Easy Gluten Free Spiced Treacle Tart, this recipe takes the humble traditional hot cross bun (but gluten free) and merges it with the equally traditional treacle tart. If there were ever two worlds that deserved to collide this is that moment.

Click the jump to recipe button above, or read on for useful tips and advice on how adapt this recipe to suit your dietary needs. I often include suitable equipment, storage information and other ingredient suggestions for the more adventurous home cook.

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What Hot Cross Buns can I use to make Treacle Tart?

Depending on your dietary needs will depend very much on the hot cross buns you use for these mini treacle tarts.

The hot cross buns pictured are Marks and Spencer gluten free buns. These are gluten and dairy free but still have egg in them so are not egg free (obviously) nor vegan. Many of the own brand supermarket buns are gluten and dairy free so this is a bonus if dairy effects you too.

So that’s the dietary information out of the way. Now, which state of hot cross bun should you use? By sate I mean fresh as a daisy straight from the packet, a day old or hard as nails?

Quick and Easy Mini Hot Cross Buns Treacle Tarts Recipe

I’m going out on a limb here and saying if you have hard as nail hot cross buns in your cupboard, do you really like hot cross buns? If the answer was yes you’d have scoffed them all by now surely? Hard as nail buns will not be ideal for this recipe, I’m good, but I can’t bring your buns back from the dead.

This recipe is perfect for the hot cross buns that are a day or two, or three old. A teeny bit stale but still great for toasting. This is a great recipe for those of you (ahem, me included) who may end up purchasing too many hot cross buns and find by the 4th day you fancy a change.

Great news, you only need two buns to make 6 mini Hot Cross Bun Treacle Tarts.

Mini Gluten Free Hot Cross Buns Treacle Tarts

Can I make these Mini Treacle Tarts vegan too?

I alluded to the fact this may be possible above. Yes you can get gluten free and vegan hot cross buns here in the UK. After a bit of quick research I found that Asda now do gluten, dairy and egg free hot cross buns. Previously JUST: gluten free did them but I can’t seem to source them at this time.

The other element of this recipe is the pastry case and on this occasion I’ve made a pastry without egg or my go-to egg substitute; flax seeds. I opted for a more robust water, fat and sugar pastry without the need for egg.



Can I use Homemade Hot Cross Buns?

If you want to make your own Gluten Free Hot Cross Buns then I can recommend Laura’s recipe over on My Gluten Free Guide. These are not vegan though and I’ve not tried making them yet with a dairy alternative and flaxseed egg so if you do make them vegan let me know how you get on.

Top Tips on How to Handle Gluten Free Pastry

Gluten free pastry can be a fiddly little beggar. My normal pastry recipe [see below] is quite happy to be handled, yes, even the egg free version. Plus if you use the trick in the images below you can see how simple it is to get the dough into tins without ending up with a million fragments of raw pastry.

With a gluten free pastry you want to dough to feel a bit wetter than ‘normal’ pastry. This will make the pastry dough more pliable and less likely to break.

Chilling pastry dough before use is a great tip to reduce shrinkage when baking. However, gluten free pastry has absolutely no glue qualities to it unless you add gums which can make the pastry broken teeth worthy once baked. By all means chill the pastry, but to make it pliable to fill the tin you may have to work it back to room/hand temperature (so a waste of time in other words)

If you are worried about shrinkage, line your tin/s and then pop into the fridge for about 20-30 minutes before baking.

Your raw pastry is likely to crack, even after all the tips above. Get used to it, stop being a perfectionist and learn to patch if/when necessary.

Gluten Free Pastry Recipe (with vegan option)

INGREDIENTS
80 g butter I use Flora plant butter
20 g fat I use Trex vegetable fat solids
200 g plain gluten free flour all purpose flour
50 g caster sugar
1 egg
vegan option:
1 tbsp ground flax seed
3 tbsp water
1 tsp psyllium husk powder (optional but does prevent crumbling)

INSTRUCTIONS
To make the pastry add the flour and butter/fat to a bowl and combine to make bread crumbs with your fingers.

Stir in the flour, salt and your egg (or flaxseed egg), start to mix the crumble mixture with a knife to help bring the dough together.

Turn out the crumb mixture onto the kitchen surface and begin to work together into a soft dough. Wrap and pop into the fridge for 30mins to rest.

Serving Suggestions

How best to store these mini Hot Cross Bun Treacle Tarts?

I keep my mini tarts in a bell cake jar that my my mum gave me. I love having my mini bakes and biscuits on display in the kitchen by the kettle. If you’re not luckily like me then (a) invest in your own display jar* or (b) keep in a suitable tin or Tupperware container. These are best eaten within a day or two but are great heated in the microwave and eaten just as they are or with cream or custard.

Mini Gluten Free Hot Cross Buns Treacle Tarts

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Hot Cross Bun Treacle Tarts Recipe

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Mini Gluten Free Hot Cross Buns Treacle Tarts

Gluten Free Hot Cross Bun Treacle Tarts

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The merging of two traditional recipes, these Gluten Free Hot Cross Bun Treacle Tarts combine hot cross buns and the delicious treacle tart in one mini bite. Made gluten free with easy adaptations to make the recipe dairy free and vegan too. A great simple recipe for the Easter tea table and great to use up those slightly stale hot cross buns.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Course Tea Time, Treat
Cuisine Dairy Free
Servings 6 Mini Tarts
Calories 446 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

For the pastry

  • 150 g gluten free plain flour
  • 50 g soft dark brown sugar
  • 50 g butter or butter alternative (I use Flora plant butter) or your normal butter
  • 2 tbsp water

For the mini tart filling

  • 2 gluten free hot cross buns
  • 100 g golden syrup (corn syrup)
  • 50 g granulated sugar
  • 50 g butter or butter alternative (I use Flora plant butter) or your normal butter
  • 30 g candied mixed peel (optional to decorate)

Instructions
 

To make the pastry cases

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C | 180°C fan | 400°F | Gas 6
  • In a medium bowl, measure out the flour, butter and sugar and blend with your finger tips into breadcrumbs. I use a pastry blender for this as it's way quicker and less messy.
  • Next add the water and mix with a rounded knife for a few seconds until the crumbs start to come together. Don't worry if it's still crumbly, this is normal.
  • Tip the crumble mixture out onto the kitchen work surface and bring together, kneading into a ball. Set aside while you make the filling.

To make the filling

  • Tear up the hot cross buns into large pieces and add to a food processor, I use my handheld blender then blitz into breadcrumbs.
  • Measure the golden syrup, 'butter' and sugar into a medium sized saucepan and heat gently until the butter and sugar have melted/dissolved.
  • Remove the sugar and butter liquid from the heat.
  • Add the crumbed hot cross buns to the sugar liquid and give it a good stir to ensure all the crumbs are coated. Now set aside to cool a little while you line your tins.

To make the tarts

  • Give the pastry dough another gentle knead to prevent cracking.
  • Roll out to a good thickness – approx 0.5 cm.
  • Using a large 8cm round cutter cut out 6 circles.
  • Using the technique shown in the image, place each circle into a deep muffin tin. Gently press the pastry to the edges. smooth out any overlaps and fill in any cracks with left over pastry.
  • The hot cross bun treacle tart filling will have had time to cool now. Spoon equal measures into each of the 6 mini tarts. press down to prevent any pockets of air.
  • Pop into the oven for 20 minutes, keeping an eye on the tarts to prevent the pastry burning.
  • Remove from oven and eat still warm with custard or cream as a mini dessert or allow to cool completely for the tea table.
  • To decorate you could add a small spoon of mixed peel to each tart if you desire.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Gluten Free Hot Cross Bun Treacle Tarts
Amount per Serving
Calories
446
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
21
g
32
%
Saturated Fat
 
6
g
30
%
Trans Fat
 
2
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
7
g
Cholesterol
 
48
mg
16
%
Sodium
 
245
mg
10
%
Potassium
 
17
mg
0
%
Carbohydrates
 
63
g
21
%
Fiber
 
2
g
8
%
Sugar
 
34
g
38
%
Protein
 
5
g
10
%
Vitamin A
 
241
IU
5
%
Calcium
 
39
mg
4
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Kate - Gluten Free Alchemist says

    18/02/2022 at 10:06 am

    What a lovely twist on Treacle Tart. It looks delicious. I’ll be honest, I haven’t had a treacle tart since I was a child and even then found them a little too sweet, But maybe I should give them another try with your recipe. xx

    Reply
  2. Jo Keohane says

    17/02/2022 at 1:04 am

    Wow – 2 recipes I absolutely loved as a child in one GF bundle. Does it get much better? Definitely trying this one and thank you for posting.

    Reply
  3. nancy says

    16/02/2022 at 11:31 pm

    this is such a wonderful recipe! Super tasty that i’ve pinned to make again!

    Reply
  4. Veronica says

    16/02/2022 at 12:30 pm

    Those look and sound absolutely delicious. With hot cross buns on sale in the supermarkets right now, there’s absolutely no excuse not to try this recipe. I can’t wait to taste them!

    Reply
    • Glutarama says

      17/02/2022 at 9:06 am

      You could also make them with teacakes I guess but would have to add the spiced element = hot cross bun treacle tarts all year hahaha!

      Reply
  5. Janice says

    15/02/2022 at 1:20 pm

    I love these little tarts! What a really excellent way to celebrate.

    Reply
    • Glutarama says

      15/02/2022 at 7:46 pm

      Thank you, it also means you can have more than one, and because they’re mini that means you can have 4 or 5 ….right? Haha

      Reply
  6. Helen says

    15/02/2022 at 12:19 pm

    These look absolutely incredible! All my favourite flavours in one delicious bite – definitely on the ‘to make’ list!

    Reply
    • Glutarama says

      15/02/2022 at 7:47 pm

      Best of both worlds!

      Reply
  7. Lesley says

    15/02/2022 at 12:18 pm

    Oh wow! Yes please, that’s a mash up of my two favourite sweet treats right there. Delicious!

    Reply
    • Glutarama says

      15/02/2022 at 7:48 pm

      They’re rather special

      Reply
  8. Choclette says

    15/02/2022 at 9:59 am

    Ooh, what a fab idea. I love treacle tart, so I can imagine just how good it is made with spicy and fruity hot cross buns. Not that hot cross buns ever last long in our house.

    Reply
    • Glutarama says

      15/02/2022 at 7:50 pm

      Such great flavours but now dripping in syrup too!!!

      Reply

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