Anisette Glazed Bittersweet Chocolate Tart: Torta di Cioccolata Amara con Glasse di Anice
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 9 tablespoons sweet butter, chilled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 4 tablespoons sweet wine, Vin Santo
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 10 1/2 ounces extra-bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 large eggs, plus 1 large yolk, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon aniseeds, crushed
- 1 tablespoon anise liqueur, plus 2 teaspoons
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
- In a food processor, pulse the flour, salt, confectioners' sugar, and cinnamon 2 or 3 times.
- Add the butter and pulse until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- With the machine running, pour the wine in all at once and process 4 to 5 seconds.
- Turn the mixture out onto a sheet of plastic wrap, gently pressing it all into one ball.
- Wrap tightly and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Roll the rested dough out between 2 sheets of plastic to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Butter the bottom and sides of a 10-inch tart pan and line the pan with the dough.
- Chill it well and bake in the oven 12 minutes.
- Set aside to cool.
- Reduce heat to 375 degrees F.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, bring the cream to a simmer.
- Remove from the flame, add the chocolate, and stir to melt.
- Let the mixture cool for 20 minutes.
- Using a whisk, beat in the cocoa and eggs.
- Add the aniseeds and 1 tablespoon liqueur, whisking again.
- Pour the mixture into the tart shell and bake at 375 degrees F for 15 minutes, just until the chocolate forms a shiny skin and is slightly firm but unset at the center.
- Cool for 15 minutes, then remove the tart from the pan to cool completely.
- Beat the confectioners' sugar with the milk and remaining 2 teaspoons liqueur to a thin and pourable consistency.
- Add a few drops of milk, if needed, to keep the glaze from getting too thick.
- Drizzle the cooled tart with the glaze in a zig-zag pattern and allow the glaze to harden.
- Serve with anise liqueur.
flour, salt, confectioners, ground cinnamon, sweet butter, sweet wine, heavy cream, extrabittersweet chocolate, cocoa powder, eggs, aniseeds, anise liqueur, sugar, milk
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/anisette-glazed-bittersweet-chocolate-tart-torta-di-cioccolata-amara-con-glasse-di-anice-recipe.html (may not work)