This is the tart which i made with the remaining pastry dough of my custard tart. Look how beautiful it looks. I simply loved it and adored it. I topped with the fruits which i had on hand, But i wish i had some strawberries because they looks so pretty in this.
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Hope you will try this out and let me know how it turned out for you..
Preparation Time : 30 mins
Baking Time : 15 mins
Serves : 10
Ingredients:
For Pastry:
All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 cup / 120 grams
Unsalted Butter - 75 grams cubed and cold
Salt a pinch
Sugar - 1.5 tblspn
Egg - ½ a egg
For the filling:
Heavy cream - 11/2 cup
Chocolate Chips - 2 cup
Vanilla Essence -1 tsp
Honey - 3 tblspn
Fruits as needed chopped and prepared
Chocolate Sauce as needed (optional)
Ingredients:
Start by making the pastry. Take flour, salt, cold butter in a bowl. Rub with your fingers so it forms coarse breadcrumbs like mixture. Add sugar and mix well. Make a well in the center and add in egg and mix well to make a dough. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and chill it for 30 mins.
Preheat oven to 180 Degree C.
Take mini tart pans. Butter it well.
Take the dough from fridge and roll it between two layer of cling wrap. Cut it into small squares bigger than tart pan.
Now place it over the tart pan and layer it evenly. Cut off the excess pastry.
Prick the base of the tart with fork so it doesn't puff up. Put this in freezer for 5 to 10 mins.
Now Bake it for 10 to 15 mins till the tart is crisped up and golden.
Remove it from oven, cool it. Now remove it from the mould and set aside.
Meanwhile lets make the filling. Take heavy cream in a sauce pan and heat it till it gets to the simmering point.
Turn off the heat and add vanilla, honey to it.Mix well.
Now pour this over chocolate and leave it alone for 5 mins.
After 5 mins whip this well with a whisk or spoon till it gets smooth and chocolaty.
Now pour this over the cooled tart and chill it in fridge untill the chocolate is firm.
Now top with your fav fruits and drizzle with some chocolate sauce.
Serve cold.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your pastry ingredients |
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| Take flour in a bowl |
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| add in salt |
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| and cold cubed butter |
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| rub it with your fingers |
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| now it has become coarse |
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| add in sugar |
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| and a egg |
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| mix well so it forms into a dough |
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| cover the dough with cling wrap / plastic wrap |
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| Chill it in fridge |
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| Now remove it and roll between two sheets of plastic wrap |
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| roll it |
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| Now take your mould and butter the inside well |
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| the rolled sheet should be bigger that the mould |
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| slowly invert it over the mould |
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| slowly lay the inside of the mould with the sheet |
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| cut if the edges |
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| mould lined |
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| now take a fork and prick the bottom |
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| You can put this in freezer for 5 mins to make the pastry firm up |
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| bake it |
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| Now lets make the filling |
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| take cream in a sauce pan and heat it |
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| it shouldn't boil, it should just start simmering |
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| like this |
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| take chopped chocolate in a bowl |
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| pour cream over |
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| add a dash of vanilla |
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| and some honey |
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| let this sit for 5 mins in the hot cream |
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| now slowly mix |
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| now it is all done |
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| take your cooled tart |
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| remove it from the mould |
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| spoon the chocolate over |
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| now chill this till firm |
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| Mean while prepare your fruits |
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| I had these fruits on hand, so used them.. You can use any fruits |
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| just arrange them up |
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| Drizzle with some chocolate sauce |
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| serve cold.. |
Jayanthi Sindhiya
Chocolate tart looks delish!!