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Chocolate chestnut tarts
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These indulgent tarts are filled with chestnut pureé and dark chocolate. They will keep in the fridge without the cream for up to 2 days.
Serves: 6
200g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
170g unsalted butter, softened
200g pack chestnut purée
65g icing sugar
gold lustre spray/gold leaf (optional)
Pastry
150g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
30g cocoa powder
1 tbsp caster sugar
100g unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
1 egg yolk
Cream
200ml double cream
11/2 tbsp icing sugar
1 vanilla pod, seeds only
1. For the pastry, mix the flour, cocoa powder, sugar and a pinch of fine sea salt in a large bowl. Add the butter and rub in with your fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs (alternatively, pulse in a food processor). Add the egg yolk and 2 tbsp cold water. Using a blunt-edged knife, draw the mixture together. When it starts to clump, bring it together with your hands, adding a sprinkle of water to any dry patches. Knead lightly into a smooth disc. Wrap and chill for at least 20 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 190˚C, gas mark 5. Put 6 x 8cm fluted tart cases on a baking sheet. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry to 0.3cm thick. Use a small bowl (about 12-13cm diameter) to cut out 6 circles (you’ll need to re-roll). Carefully line each case, letting any excess hang over the sides. Prick the bases, then line with baking parchment and fill with baking beans. Bake for 15-18 minutes, until the edges are dry, then remove the parchment and beans; bake for 5 minutes more, until the bases feel dry and sandy. Allow to cool to room temperature in the tins, then cut off the excess pastry with a serrated knife.
3. Melt the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water until smooth and combined; allow to cool a little. In another bowl, use a wooden spoon to beat the chestnut purée and icing sugar until smooth (add 1 tbsp boiling water, if needed, to loosen). Fold in the chocolate mixture with a pinch of fine salt until smooth. Spoon into the cases and chill for at least 2 hours.
4. To serve, whip the cream, icing sugar and vanilla seeds to soft peaks. Remove the tarts from their tins, top each with a dollop of cream and dust with gold lustre spray or scatter over gold leaf, if liked.
Typical values per serving:
Energy |
3,711kJ 895kcals |
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Fat | 71g |
Saturated Fat | 44g |
Carbohydrate | 52g |
Sugars | 27g |
Protein | 8.9g |
Salt | 0.5g |
Fibre | 6g |
This recipe was first published in Thu Nov 26 16:49:15 GMT 2020.
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