Strawberry And Chocolate Tart With Walnut Crust

Serves: 2

Gabriella Kub

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

47

Sweetness

59

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 tbsps

Sugar

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

For Crust: Combine flour, sugar and salt in processor and mix

2

Add walnuts; process until chopped

3

Add butter and cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal

4

Add yolks and process just until moist clumps form

5

Gather dough into ball; flatten to disk

6

Wrap in plastic and chill 30 minutes

7

Preheat oven 375°F

8

Butter 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom

9

Roll out dough between sheets of waxed paper to 11-inch round

10

Peel off top sheet of paper

11

Transfer crust to prepared pan, pressing dough firmly to fit pan and patching if necessary

12

Discard paper

13

Trim edges of crust

14

Freeze crust 15 minutes

15

Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes

16

Spread jam in crust

17

Return to oven and bake until jam sets, about 4 minutes

18

Cool completely on rack

19

Combine flour, sugar and salt in processor and mix

20

Add walnuts; process until chopped

21

Add butter and cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal

22

Add yolks and process just until moist clumps form

23

Gather dough into ball; flatten to disk

24

Wrap in plastic and chill 30 minutes

25

Preheat oven 375°F

26

Butter 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom

27

Roll out dough between sheets of waxed paper to 11-inch round

28

Peel off top sheet of paper

29

Transfer crust to prepared pan, pressing dough firmly to fit pan and patching if necessary

30

Discard paper

31

Trim edges of crust

32

Freeze crust 15 minutes

33

Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes

34

Spread jam in crust

35

Return to oven and bake until jam sets, about 4 minutes

36

Cool completely on rack

37

For Filling: Heat cream in heavy small saucepan over medium-low heat until tiny bubbles appear around edges

38

Remove from heat

39

Add chocolate and stir until melted

40

Cool until mixture is room temperature and beginning to thicken but still pourable, stirring occasionally, about 50 minutes

41

Pour chocolate filling into crust

42

Refrigerate until filling is set, about 1 hour 45 minutes

43

(Can be prepared 1 day ahead

44

Cover and keep refrigerated

45

) Arrange strawberries cut side down in concentric circles atop filling

46

Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 1 hour

47

Heat cream in heavy small saucepan over medium-low heat until tiny bubbles appear around edges

48

Remove from heat

49

Add chocolate and stir until melted

50

Cool until mixture is room temperature and beginning to thicken but still pourable, stirring occasionally, about 50 minutes

51

Pour chocolate filling into crust

52

Refrigerate until filling is set, about 1 hour 45 minutes

53

(Can be prepared 1 day ahead

54

Cover and keep refrigerated

55

) Arrange strawberries cut side down in concentric circles atop filling

56

Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 1 hour