Nickeys Two-Chocolate Pretzel Tart
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 14 cups coarsely crushed thin pretzels
- 34 cup confectioners' sugar
- 12 cup flour
- 1 large egg
- 2 ounces ghirardelli 60% bittersweet chocolate, melted
- 1 12 cups heavy cream
- 12 ounces ghirardelli milk chocolate, chopped
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 14 cup coarsely crushed thin pretzel (just need a handful to garnish)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Beat the butter with 3/4 cup pretzels and the sugar until creamy.
- Add the flour and egg; beat to combine.
- Then add in the remaining pretzels.
- Flatten the dough between two pieces of plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Roll out the dough to a 12 inch round.
- Peel off the top sheet and invert the dough into a 10-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom.
- Press the dough into the pan then trim to fit.
- Chill for 30 minutes or until firm.
- Line the shell with parchment paper and fill with pie weights.
- Bake at 350 degrees F. for about 30 minutes.
- Remove the parchment paper and weights.
- Bake for another 10-15 minutes.
- Cover the edge with foil if it darkens too much.
- Cool completely.
- Brush the melted chocolate over the crust.
- Then refrigerate until set (about 10 minutes).
- Bring the cream to a simmer, in a medium saucepan.
- Remove from heat.
- Add the chocolate and let stand for 5 minutes then whisk until smooth.
- Cool to room temperature in a heat-resistant bowl (about an hour).
- Pour into pie shell and refrigerate until set (about 4 hours).
- Sprinkle lightly with a pinch of sea salt and crushed pretzels.
unsalted butter, thin pretzels, confectioners, flour, egg, ghirardelli, heavy cream, ghirardelli milk, salt, thin
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/nickey-s-two-chocolate-pretzel-tart-417126 (may not work)