Pecan Chocolate Tart
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
- 2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into bits
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 2/3 cups pecan halves
- banana rum ice cream as an accompaniment
- Roll out the dough 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured surface, fit into a 10-inch tart pan with a removable fluted rim, and trim the edge, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang.
- Fold the overhang inward onto the side of the shell, pressing it firmly, and chill the shell for 30 minutes.
- Spread the chocolate, melted, on the bottom of the shell and chill the shell for 15 minutes.
- In a heavy saucepan combine the brown sugar and the syrup, bring the mixture to a boil, stirring, and simmer it for 5 minutes.
- Let the mixture cool until it is no longer bubbling, add the butter, and stir the mixture until the butter is melted.
- In a bowl whisk together the eggs, the vanilla, and a pinch of salt and add the syrup mixture in a slow stream, whisking.
- Add the pecans to the shell, pour in the egg mixture, and if necessary tap down the pecans to coat them with the egg mixture.
- Bake the tart in the middle of a preheated 350F.
- oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the crust is pale golden, let it cool, and serve it warm with the banana rum ice cream.
- In a large bowl blend the flour, the butter, the vegetable shortening, and the salt until the mixture resembles meal.
- Add 2 tablespoons ice water, toss the mixture until the water is incorporated, adding more ice water if necessary to form a dough, and form the dough into a ball.
- Dust the dough with flour and chill it, wrapped in wax paper, for 1 hour.
flour, cold unsalted butter, cold vegetable shortening, salt, bittersweet chocolate, brown sugar, light corn syrup, unsalted butter, eggs, vanilla, pecan halves, banana rum
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pecan-chocolate-tart-11780 (may not work)