JULIA'S CHOCOLATE TART DOUGH
Makes enough for six 5-inch tartlets or one 10-inch tart. Imagine the best crust you can: butttery, flaky, and just a little sweet- and now imagine that it's chocolate through and through. Use this crust to fill the extrabagantly rich Chocolate Truffle Tartlets (recipe also posted), to fill with pastry cream or creme fraiche and top with fruits, or to create a grown-up ice cream pie, filled with superior ice-cream and drizzled with a bittersweet chocolate sauce. From Julia Child's "Baking with Julia".
Provided by skat5762
Categories Tarts
Time 45m
Yield 1 10inch tart
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- To make dough in food processor fitted with metal blade: put the flour, cocoa, sugar and salt in work bowl and pulse just to blend.
- Add butter and pulse 8-10 times, until pieces are about the size of small peas.
- With machine running, add yolk and ice water and process, in short bursts, until JUST crumbly- don't overwork it!
- Turn it out onto the work surface and, working with small portions, smear the dough across the surface with the heel of your hand.
- Gather the dough together and shape it into a rough square.
- Pat it down to compress it slightly, and wrap in plastic.
- Chill until firm, at least 30 minutes.
- The dough can remain in the refrigerator for 3 days, or it can be wrapped airtight and frozen for a month.
- Thaw the dough, still wrapped, overnight in the refrigerator before rolling it out.
- Cook's note: When I made this, I stuck the dough in the freezer to chill, then promptly forgot about it.
- 4 hours later, when I remembered to pull it out, it was frozen solid.
- I pulled out my box grater and grated it directly into the pie pan.
- It worked beautifully, no roling involed: just patted it all down into place.
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Rashid kashmere
kashmerer@hotmail.comI can't wait to try this recipe!
Sagar Neupane
n10@gmail.comI think this tart would be even better with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
nawaz djmaan
nawaz.d80@yahoo.comThis tart is a bit time-consuming to make, but it's worth it.
Trinity Orourke
orourketrinity@gmail.comI'll definitely be making this tart again.
Mercy Kemxt
mercyk@yahoo.comThis is the best chocolate tart recipe I've ever tried.
Carol Gerard
carol-g64@gmail.comI would definitely recommend this recipe to anyone who loves chocolate tart.
POWER TEACH ZONE
p@gmail.comThis was the perfect dessert for my dinner party. Everyone loved it!
Lamboa David
ld@hotmail.comThe crust was a bit too dry, but the filling was delicious.
chukwu Kingsley
chukwu.k73@yahoo.comThe chocolate tart was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still very good.
Afaq Nisar
nisar68@gmail.comThis was my first time making a chocolate tart and it turned out great! The instructions were easy to follow and the tart was delicious.
emmanuel uka
uka_e98@gmail.comI love the way this tart combines the richness of chocolate with the tanginess of the raspberries. It's the perfect dessert for any occasion.
Habi Ba
habi-ba@gmail.comThis tart is so easy to make and it looks so impressive. I'm definitely going to make it again for my next dinner party.
Sachin Rajak
s67@gmail.comI've made this tart several times now and it's always a hit. The combination of the chocolate and the tart crust is just perfect.
Donna Marek
m91@gmail.comThis chocolate tart is absolutely divine! The crust is buttery and flaky, and the filling is rich and decadent. I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out perfectly.