Chocolate and Cheese Tart with Cinnamon
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/3 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup melted lard or unsalted butter
- 5 large eggs, separated
- 1 egg yolk for brushing top of tart
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup diced candied citron
- 1 pound diced goat cheese
- Confectioners sugar
- To make the pastry, combine the flour and 1 cup of the sugar in a large bowl.
- Make a well in the center and combine the melted lard or butter and 5 egg yolks in the well.
- Mix the ingredients into a dough with a wooden spoon.
- Add a little water if dough is too stiff.
- Knead the dough on a work surface for 1 minute.
- Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine remaining sugar, the cinnamon, and the cocoa.
- Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter the bottom and sides of a 10-inch round baking pan.
- Divide the dough in half.
- Roll each half of the dough out to a 12-inch circle.
- Fit 1 circle of dough into the bottom of the pan, letting it come up the sides about 2 inches.
- Let rest.
- Beat the egg whites in a bowl until they just begin to stiffen.
- Add the sugar mixture a scoop at a time, and continue beating the whites until they are stiff.
- Fold in the candied citron and cheese.
- Pour the filling into the pastry-lined pan and smooth the top evenly.
- Cover the mixture with the remaining circle of pastry.
- Crimp the edges of the dough together.
- Make a 3/4-inch hole in the center of the top of the tart.
- Brush the top with the remaining egg yolk.
- Bake the tart on a baking sheet on the center shelf of the oven for 1 hour or until golden brown.
- Remove the tart from the oven and let cool on a rack for at least 30 minutes.
- 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)