Milk Chocolate Pistachio Tart
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup unsalted shelled pistachios, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup milk
- 5 ounces milk chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- Pistachio Paste (recipe follows)
- Finely chopped pistachios, for garnish
- 1/2 cup unsalted shelled pistachios
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon safflower oil
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, chopped pistachios, and salt.
- With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add sugar and continue to beat until pale, about 2 minutes.
- Reduce speed to low, add vanilla, then beat in flour mixture just until incorporated and dough begins to come together.
- Gather dough into a ball.
- Wrap in plastic, pat into a disk, and refrigerate about 1 hour.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to an 11-inch round, 1/4 inch thick.
- Fit into a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom, patching any tears and trimming excess dough flush with rim.
- Refrigerate or freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Bake crust until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Let cool completely on a wire rack.
- Reduce heat to 300F.
- Make the filling: In a small saucepan, heat cream and milk.
- Pour over chocolate in a small bowl.
- Let stand 2 minutes.
- Slowly whisk until smooth.
- Let cool 10 minutes, then stir in egg until combined.
- Spread pistachio paste evenly in bottom of crust, pressing firmly with an offset spatula until flat and smooth.
- Place tart shell on a rimmed baking sheet and pour in chocolate filling.
- Bake until just set, 30 to 35 minutes.
- Let cool completely on a wire rack.
- Sprinkle tart with finely chopped pistachios before serving.
- Tart can be stored in the refrigerator up to 1 day.
- In a food processor, puree pistachios, sugar, and salt until mixture begins to clump together.
- Add oil, and puree until very smooth and pastelike.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/milk-chocolate-pistachio-tart-389608 (may not work)