Chocolate Hazelnut Tartlets
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa, preferably Dutch process
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 2 1/2 tablespoons ice water
- 1 cup whole shelled hazelnuts (about 5 ounces)
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup each of 1/2-inch squares of bittersweet chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate (about 5 ounces total)
- In a food processor, pulse together the flour, sugar, cocoa, salt and baking soda.
- Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Drizzle in the ice water and pulse until the dough can be gathered into a ball.
- On a work surface, roll the dough into an 8-inch log.
- Wrap the log in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Butter eight 2/3-cup ramekins (3 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches).
- Cut the log of dough into 8 equal pieces and roll them into balls.
- Pat each ball into a 4-inch round and line the ramekins with the dough, pressing it evenly over the base and up the sides to the top of the ramekins.
- Refrigerate until firm.
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Spread the hazelnuts on a baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes, or until the skins blister.
- Wrap the hazelnuts in a towel and rub them together vigorously to remove most of the skins.
- In a large bowl, whisk the eggs lightly, then whisk in the corn syrup, sugar, butter and vanilla until the sugar dissolves, about 1 minute.
- Stir in the hazelnuts and the chocolate.
- Set the ramekins on a large baking sheet and spoon the filling into the shells.
- Bake for 30 minutes, then cover lightly with foil and bake for 15 minutes longer, or until the hazelnuts are browned and the filling is bubbling in the center.
- Let cool.
- Serve in the ramekins.
flour, sugar, unsweetened cocoa, salt, baking soda, cold unsalted butter, water, hazelnuts, eggs, light corn syrup, sugar, unsalted butter, vanilla, milk
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chocolate-hazelnut-tartlets (may not work)