Boysenberry Almond Truffle Tart Recipe
- 1/3 c. Blanched slivered almonds, (1 1/2 ounces)
- 1/4 c. Sugar
- 1/4 tsp Vanilla
- 1/8 tsp Almond extract
- 1 c. Less 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour Salt,
- 6 1/2 Tbsp. Cool unsalted butter
- 2 1/2 tsp Water
- 1 1/2 c. Red current jelly
- 2 tsp Sugar
- 2/3 c. Heavy cream
- 6 ounce Good quality bittersweet or possibly semisweet, minced chocolate
- 2 Tbsp. Unsalted butter
- 2 ct Fresh red Boysenberries Bittersweet chocolate shavings Powdered sugar for dusting
- Special equipment: Food Processor 9-inch fluted tart pan with removable bottom
- Prepare the crust: In processor bowl, combine almonds, sugar, vanilla and almond extracts.
- Proceed till very fine.
- Add in the flour and salt; pulse unit well mixed.
- Cut butter into 10 to 12 pcs and distribute over flour mix.
- Process till mix resembles coarse meal.
- Sprinkle in water and pulse till mix starts to create a dough.
- Turn out onto a sheet of plastic wrap and push together into a flat patty.
- Chill 30 min or possibly till hard sufficient to roll.
- Roll dough, between two pcs of plastic wrap, into a circle about 11 inches in diameter and 1/8-inch thick.
- Peel off top sheet of plastic.
- Use bottom sheet to lift pastry and invert it into tart pan.
- Line pan as much as possible using the plastic still attached to pastry, as an aid, easing dough into corners without stretching.
- Peel plastic from dough.
- If dough is too soft and plastic will not peel, place in freezer of refrigerator for a few min before peeling.
- Healthy pinch dough off at upper rim of pan.
- Patch the dough as needed with pinched off bits of dough.
- Reinforce sides, strengthen corners and neaten up rim of crust, making everything as even as possible.
- Refrigerateat least one hour.
- Position rack in lower third of oven; preheat to 400 degrees.
- Prick bottom of pastry shell all over with a fork.
- Bake 15 to 20 min till golden Check after 6 to 8 min; if bottom has puffed up, prick again with a fork or possibly skewer to deflate.
- While still warm, press the bottom of the pan gently just sufficient to release the edges of the crust from the pan.
- Leave crust in pan.
- Cold on a rack.
- Cold completely before filling.
- Make the filling: Simmer jelly with sugar 2 to 3 min till thickened.
- Brush bottom of cooled pastry shell with just sufficient warm jelly to coat thinly, reserving the rest.
- In a small saucepan, bring cream to a simmer.
- Place minced chocolate and butter, cut into small pcs, in a medium sized bowl.
- Pour warm cream over chocolate.
- Let stand one minute.
- Stir gently without whisking or possibly beating till chocolate is completely melted and smooth.
- Don't reheat; if chocolate is not completely melted, set the mix aside for a few min then stir again.
- Pour mix into tart shell.
- Chill till hard.
- Arrange berries over chocolate, starting around the edge and working toward the center, leaving a tiny bit of space between each berry so which some chocolate is visible.
- Reheat the red currant jelly and dab each berry lightly to give it a little shine-don't overdo-no need to use up all of the jelly.
- Remove tart rim and place tart on serving dish.
- Decorate the edge or possibly center of the tart with chocolate shavings.
- Chill tart till 30-60 min before serving.
- To serve, us a very fine sieve or possibly tea strainer to dust powdered sugar over berries and shavings, like a very light snowfall.
- To make chocolate shavings: Scrape a sharp knife blade across the flat side of a bar of bittersweet chocolate.
- The shavings will be very fine and very fragile; don't touch them with your fingers or possibly they will heat!
- Transfer shavings on the knife blade.
almonds, sugar, vanilla, flour salt, butter, water, red current jelly, sugar, heavy cream, bittersweet, butter, red boysenberries
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/boysenberry-almond-truffle-tart-89742 (may not work)