Bittersweet Chocolate-Citrus Tart with Jasmine Whipped Cream
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 5 pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon (lightly packed) finely grated blood orange peel or orange peel
- 1/2 teaspoon (lightly packed) finely grated pink grapefruit peel
- 1 large egg yolk, room temperature
- 1/4 cup boiling water
- Jasmine Whipped Cream (see recipe)
- Candied Citrus Peel
- Combine first 4 ingredients in bowl.
- Add flour and stir just until blended; let stand 5 minutes.
- Press dough onto bottom and up sides of 9- to 91/2-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
- Chill 30 minutes.
- Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 350F.
- Bake crust until deep golden, pressing down with back of spoon if bubbles form, about 25 minutes.
- Cool crust in pan on rack.
- Combine chocolate, butter, and both peels in medium metal bowl.
- Place bowl in skillet of barely simmering water set over low heat.
- Stir just until chocolate and butter are melted and smooth.
- Remove bowl from water.
- Place fine strainer over bowl with melted chocolate.
- Keep skillet with water set over low heat.
- Whisk egg yolk in small metal bowl to blend.
- Gradually whisk in 1/4 cup boiling water.
- Place bowl in skillet of hot water; stir constantly with heatproof rubber spatula, scraping bottom of bowl to prevent egg from cooking, until instant-read thermometer inserted into egg mixture registers 160F, about 3 minutes.
- Immediately pour egg mixture into strainer set over bowl of chocolate.
- Stir just until egg is incorporated into chocolate and mixture is smooth.
- Pour chocolate filling into crust; tilt slightly to spread evenly (crust will not be completely filled).
- Cover and chill overnight or up to 2 days.
- Before serving, let tart soften slightly at room temperature.
- Remove pan sides.
- Place tart on platter.
- Using pastry bag fitted with star tip, pipe whipped cream rosettes around edge of tart.
- Garnish with candied peel.
unsalted butter, sugar, vanilla, salt, flour, bittersweet, unsalted butter, pink grapefruit peel, egg yolk, boiling water, jasmine
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/bittersweet-chocolate-citrus-tart-with-jasmine-whipped-cream-231326 (may not work)