Tarte Au Chocolat Amer

  • on December 4, 2009
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Ingrients & Directions


-PASTRY-
250 g Flour
125 g Butter
50 g Sugar
1 Pinches salt
1 Egg; 1 yolk
1 tb Water

GARNISH
160 g Bittersweet chocolate
150 g Butter
2 Eggs
160 g Sugar
60 g Flour
50 g Cream

-FINISH-
80 g Powdered sugar

CREME ANGLAISE
750 ml Milk
7 Egg yolks
180 g Sugar
Liquid vanilla

CINNAMON FLAVOURED WHIPPED C
2 dl Whipped cream
30 g Sugar
Ground cinnamon

Short crust pastry: Mix the flour and butter together until sandy in
texture. Add the eggs and water. Work until a smooth dough forms. Form into
a ball and wrap. Chill. Thinly roll out the dough and line the tart mould.
Line with paper and baking beans. Cook in a hot oven at 180C until lightly
coloured.

Garnish; melt the chocolate and butter over a hot water bath, whisk the
eggs with the sugar. Fold into the melted chocolate and butter. Add the
heavy cream then mix in the flour.

Cooking the tart; fill the crust with the chocolate. Bake in a gentle oven
at 160C until the cream has set, about 15 minutes. Allow to cool before
sprinkling with powdered sugar.

Creme Anglaise; bring the milk and vanilla to a boil. Whisk the sugar and
egg yolks together until light in colour. Mix with the hot milk and place
over low heat and stir with a wooden spatula until it coats the back of a
spoon. Strain and cool.

Presentation; cut the tart into 8 wedges. Place a portion on a plate and
serve with creme Anglaise or iced cream on the side. Serve with a quenelle
of cinnamon cream.


Yields
1 servings

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Tarts

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