So here goes my first post....Yummy chocolate orange almond tart! This recipe is a result of a few different recipes I found, plus a few tweaks of my own lol...Enjoy :)
Ingredients:
Orange Peel : 1 Orange, 1/4 cup Sugar, 2 Tbsp Water
Pastry : 225g Plain Flour, 140g Butter, Pinch of Salt, 2 Tbsp Caster Sugar, 2 Tbsp Cocoa Powder, 1 Tsp Cinnamon & 3 Tbsp Water
Filling : 1 Cup Roasted Almonds (Slivered), 1 Tsp Cinnamon, 1 Cup Heavy Cream, 240g Dark Chocolate & Zest of 1 Orange.
Method:
Remove peel from orange in strips taking care not to peel off the pith. In a saucepan, cover orange peel with water and sugar.
Stir on low heat for about 20 minutes till the syrup is thick and the orange peel is translucent.
Pour onto baking paper and cool.
Finely chop or process peel.
To make the pastry, mix all ingredients except water in a food processor till combined. Add the water and make a soft dough. Cling wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Roll out the dough between 2 sheets of greaseproof paper.
Gently invert over a tart pan. press mixture into sides and trim off excess pastry. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius. Blind bake for 15 minutes using baking beads or rice.
Remove beads or rice and bake for a further 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
Toss almonds, orange peel and cinnamon together in a bowl.
Sprinkle mixture over the bottom of the crust.
Place cream in a heavy pan and bring to a simmer. Take off the heat, add chocolate and mix till dissolved and smooth.
Add orange zest and mix through.
Pour over mixture.
Decorate the top with almonds, orange peel or anything else you like. I've used gold coated sugar crystals. Refrigerate for 3 hours.
Cut into slices to serve :)
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