I feel very lucky to have had a childhood full of tasty home cooked food. This includes the dinners at primary school and a delicious pudding I remember the dinner ladies made with bananas, coconut and custard. My latest hand embroidered artwork is dedicated to this delicious desert which was one of my favourite school puddings ever – Manchester Tart.
Recipe for Manchester Tart
A huge favourite in Lancashire. It’s delicious.
Although there are plenty of recipes available on the internet, this is how I remember it made.
- Shortcrust pastry
- Raspberry jam
- Sliced bananas
- Thick custard
- Desiccated coconut
- Line a baking tray with pastry, bake blind and cool.
- Spread with a layer of raspberry jam.
- Add a layer of bananas.
- Cover with an inch layer of custard.
- Sprinkle with desiccated coconut.
- Leave it to set for an hour and eat cold.
“one of my favourite school puddings, dished up at primary school, the dinner ladies made it in really big metal trays, cut into squares, I liked it chilled, and the corner slices that had a nice pastry crust on them.”
Size 11 x 23cm, hand embroidered with vintage Sylko threads onto cotton cloth.
This piece is my latest addition to a body of work based on Lancashire food.