Chocolate Coconut Pecan Tart
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), room temperature
- 60 grams confectioner's sugar (about 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon)
- 1 large egg yolk
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 150 grams all-purpose flour (about 1 1/4 cups)
- 20 grams Dutch-processed cocoa powder (about 1/4 cup)
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 13 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 55 grams dark brown sugar (about 1/3 cup)
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons bourbon
- 30 grams coconut flakes (about 1/2 cup)
- 175 grams whole pecans (about 1 3/4 cups)
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together 8 tablespoons butter and the confectioner's sugar.
- Beat in the yolk until combined, then beat in the vanilla.
- Sift together the flour, cocoa powder and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
- With the mixer running on low, beat in the dry ingredients until just combined.
- Scrape the dough into a ball and flatten into a disc.
- Cover with plastic wrap and chill 1 hour.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into an 11-inch round.
- Transfer to a 10-inch fluted tart pan.
- Chill 30 minutes.
- Heat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Line the crust with foil or parchment paper and fill with pie weights.
- Bake 15 minutes; remove weights and foil and return crust to the oven to bake until dry to the touch, 5 to 10 minutes more.
- Cool.
- Melt the remaining stick of butter.
- In a bowl, combine butter, honey, cream, brown sugar, egg, bourbon and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
- Stir in the coconut and pecans.
- Pour filling into the crust.
- Bake until the top is golden brown and the filling is gently set, 35 to 45 minutes.
- Cool completely before serving.
unsalted butter, s sugar, egg yolk, vanilla, flour, dutch, salt, honey, heavy cream, brown sugar, egg, bourbon, coconut flakes, pecans
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12932 (may not work)