Chocolate and Cheese Tart with Cinnamon

  1. To make the pastry, combine the flour and 1 cup of the sugar in a large bowl.
  2. Make a well in the center and combine the melted lard or butter and 5 egg yolks in the well.
  3. Mix the ingredients into a dough with a wooden spoon.
  4. Add a little water if dough is too stiff.
  5. Knead the dough on a work surface for 1 minute.
  6. Set aside.
  7. In a small bowl, combine remaining sugar, the cinnamon, and the cocoa.
  8. Set aside.
  9. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  10. Butter the bottom and sides of a 10-inch round baking pan.
  11. Divide the dough in half.
  12. Roll each half of the dough out to a 12-inch circle.
  13. Fit 1 circle of dough into the bottom of the pan, letting it come up the sides about 2 inches.
  14. Let rest.
  15. Beat the egg whites in a bowl until they just begin to stiffen.
  16. Add the sugar mixture a scoop at a time, and continue beating the whites until they are stiff.
  17. Fold in the candied citron and cheese.
  18. Pour the filling into the pastry-lined pan and smooth the top evenly.
  19. Cover the mixture with the remaining circle of pastry.
  20. Crimp the edges of the dough together.
  21. Make a 3/4-inch hole in the center of the top of the tart.
  22. Brush the top with the remaining egg yolk.
  23. Bake the tart on a baking sheet on the center shelf of the oven for 1 hour or until golden brown.
  24. Remove the tart from the oven and let cool on a rack for at least 30 minutes.
  25. Dust the tart with confectioners sugar just before serving.

flour, sugar, lard, eggs, egg yolk, ground cinnamon, cocoa powder, candied citron, goat cheese, confectioners sugar

Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/chocolate-and-cheese-tart-with-cinnamon (may not work)

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