With a nutty, buttery press-in crust and a decadently wealthy filling that includes Bonne Maman® Hazelnut Chocolate Unfold, this spectacular Hazelnut-Chocolate Tart requires surprisingly little effort to make but yields stunningly lovely and scrumptious outcomes. As this recipe requires little or no sugar, it’s balanced in sweetness and permits the Hazelnut Chocolate Unfold to face out because the star of this scrumptious desert.
Hazelnut-Chocolate Tart
- 1¼ cups (156 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (96 grams) hazelnut flour (see Observe)
- ¼ cup (30 grams) confectioners’ sugar
- ½ teaspoon (1.5 grams) kosher salt
- ½ cup (113 grams) chilly unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 massive egg, (50 grams), room temperature
- 1 (12.7-ounce) jar (360 grams) Bonne Maman® Hazelnut Chocolate Unfold
- ⅔ cup (160 grams) heavy whipping cream
- 5 tablespoons (70 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- Garnish: chopped toasted hazelnuts
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Spray a 9-inch spherical fluted removable-bottom tart pan with baking spray with flour.
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In a big bowl, whisk collectively flours, confectioners’ sugar, and salt. Add chilly butter; utilizing a pastry blender or 2 forks, minimize in butter till combination resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in egg till dry substances are moistened. Press dough into backside and up sides of ready pan. Refrigerate till agency, about 20 minutes.
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Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
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Prime ready crust with a bit of parchment paper. Add pie weights.
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Bake till edges are simply set, 15 to twenty minutes. Fastidiously take away parchment and weights. Bake till backside of crust is dry and frivolously browned, 5 to 10 minutes extra. Let cool fully in pan on a wire rack.
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In a medium microwave-safe bowl, mix hazelnut chocolate unfold, cream, and softened butter. Warmth on excessive in 30-second intervals, stirring between every, till butter is melted, hazelnut chocolate unfold has thinned, and combination begins to come back collectively. Gently stir till mixed, avoiding incorporating air into combination. Instantly unfold combination into cooled tart shell. Refrigerate till filling is ready, 3 to 4 hours. Garnish with hazelnuts, if desired. Refrigerate in an hermetic container for as much as 3 days.
In case you can’t discover hazelnut flour, course of 1 cup (130 grams) skinned complete hazelnuts in a meals processor till finely floor.
