Chocolate Tart

Warning: this dessert is rich! It is delicious and wonderful. Sometimes you just want chocolate. Maybe you want chocolate because it is tastes so good?  Maybe you want chocolate because you gave your daughter lots of loving care since she had a cold in which she shared? Maybe after having a cold it is a celebration that you can actually taste again?

Chocolate Tart
Pastry Crust:
2 cups whole wheat white flour
3 Tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cups unsalted butter, cold and cut into small pieces
1 egg yolk
2 Tbsp ice water
1 egg white

Filling:
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup milk
10 oz. dark chocolate, chopped
2 Tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 egg white

Directions:

Pastry:

1. In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, and salt. 
2. Add the butter and pulse about 20 times. 
3. In a small cup, mix the egg yolk with the ice water in a small bowl.
4. Slowly, pour the egg yolk mixture into the flour mixture while pulsing.
5. Pulse until the dough comes together. 
6. Form the dough into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap. 
7. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
8. Roll out the dough into a 12 inch circle on a lightly floured surface.
9. Place the dough into a 9 inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
10. Press the dough evenly into the pan and into the scalloped edges.
11. Cut off any excess dough hanging over the edge with a knife.
12. Refrigerate the dough for 15 minutes.
13. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
14. Place the tart pan onto a cookie sheet. 
15. Line the tart with aluminum foil and add pie weights/dried beans to keep the sides down.
16. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and weights.
17. Using a pastry brush, coat the crust with a beaten egg white. 
18. Return the tart to the oven and bake for 8 minutes until golden color.
19. Set aside to cool.

Tart:

1. Lower the heat to 325 degrees F.
2. In a medium pan, heat the heavy cream and milk over medium low temperature.
3. Heat until the cream comes to a slight simmer around the edges.
4. Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate. 
5. Stir the chocolate until smooth and melted.
6. Stir in the sugar and salt until incorporated.
7. In a small bowl, beat the eggs.
8. Stir the eggs into the chocolate mixture.
9. Pour the filling into the tart shell. 
10. Bake for 15 minute or until the filling is set and glossy.
11. If any bubbles or cracks form, remove from the oven since it is beginning to over bake (like mine).
12. Allow to cool before serving.

Recipe adapted from Tyler Florence.

One year ago.....................Provence Chicken.

Two years ago...................Lemon Bars.
Three years ago.................Roasted Hazelnut Ice Cream.
Four years ago..................Store Top Chili Mac.

Did you already know.............
-In the US, there are about 1 billion cases of the common cold each year. 
-On average, a 70 year old person probably had over 200 colds in their life time. 
-Most colds last about seven to ten days.