Mini Black and White Chocolate Tartlets
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- Pate Sucree, Chocolate Variation (page 333)
- 3/4 teaspoon unflavored powdered gelatin
- 2 tablespoons ice water
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 6 ounces white chocolate, very finely chopped
- (makes 2 dozen)
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- Pate Sucree, Chocolate Variation (page 333)
- 15 ounces bittersweet chocolate (preferably 61 percent cacao), finely chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
- 2 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped
- (makes 2 dozen)
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough 1/8 inch thick.
- Line twenty-four 3 3/4-by-1 3/4-inch rectangular tart pans, rerolling scraps as needed.
- Pierce bottoms of shells all over with a fork.
- Transfer pans to a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet; refrigerate or freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350F.
- Bake shells until dry, 15 to 18 minutes.
- Let cool completely on a wire rack.
- In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over the ice water.
- Let soften about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring 1/2 cup cream to a boil.
- Remove from heat.
- Add softened gelatin, stirring for 30 seconds to dissolve completely.
- Put the white chocolate in the bowl of a food processor.
- With machine running, pour in softened gelatin mixture; process until smooth.
- Transfer to a medium bowl.
- Cover, and refrigerate until mixture is almost the consistency of pudding, about 15 minutes; stir until smooth.
- In a medium chilled bowl, whisk remaining 3/4 cup cream just until stiff peaks form.
- Fold into white chocolate mixture until combined.
- Put mousse in a pastry bag fitted with a 5/16-inch star tip (#22).
- Pipe into cooled tart shells.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough 1/8 inch thick.
- Fit dough into twenty-four 3-inch fluted tart pans, or the cups of a standard muffin tin.
- Place pans on a rimmed baking sheet; refrigerate or freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Bake until dry, 18 to 20 minutes.
- Let cool completely; unmold shells from pans.
- Place chopped bittersweet chocolate in a heatproof bowl.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring cream and espresso powder to a simmer.
- Pour over chopped chocolate, and let stand 5 minutes.
- Stir until smooth.
- Fill baked and cooled tart shells with chocolate mixture.
- Meanwhile, in a heatproof bowl set over (not in) a pan of simmering water, melt white chocolate, stirring.
- Transfer to a resealable plastic bag; snip a small opening in the corner.
- Working quickly, pipe 6 dots of melted white chocolate on filling in each tartlet.
- Using a wooden skewer or toothpick, swirl dots to marbleize.
- Gently tap tartlets on work surface to settle filling.
- Refrigerate until set, 1 hour or up to 1 day.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/mini-black-and-white-chocolate-tartlets-389829 (may not work)