Chocolate-Hazelnut Tart
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons hazelnuts (2 ounces), toasted and skinned (see Note)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Pinch of salt
- 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate (70 percent), chopped
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup hazelnuts (5 ounces)toasted, skinned and coarsely chopped (see Note)
- Make the pastry Place the hazelnuts in a food processor, add 1 tablespoon of the sugar and process until fine.
- Scrape the nuts into the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle.
- Add the flour, salt and the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar and mix until combined.
- Add the butter and mix at low speed until incorporated.
- Add the egg and vanilla and mix until a soft dough forms.
- Scrape the pastry onto a sheet of plastic wrap and flatten into a disk.
- Wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Make the pastry Preheat the oven to 350 and coat a 9-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom with vegetable oil spray.
- Roll out the pastry between 2 sheets of wax paper to a 12-inch round.
- Ease the pastry into the tart pan, pressing it into the corners and patching any tears.
- Roll the rolling pin over the tart pan to cut off any excess pastry.
- Refrigerate the tart shell for 10 minutes.
- Make the pastry Line the pastry with parchment paper and fill it with pie weights or dried beans.
- Bake in the center of the oven for 20 minutes.
- Carefully remove the parchment and weights and bake the shell for about 15 minutes longer, until golden brown.
- Let cool completely.
- Make the filling Put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl.
- In a small saucepan, bring the cream just to a simmer.
- Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and let stand for 5 minutes; whisk until smooth.
- Pour the chocolate cream into the tart shell and scatter the hazelnuts on top.
- Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- Remove the tart ring, cut the tart into wedges and serve.
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Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chocolate-hazelnut-tart (may not work)