Sunday, June 12, 2011

Chocolate Ginger Tart

Here another recipe for those who do not like cheese cakes.

Chocolate Ginger Tart

Ingredients

Crust
1 box of Ginger Snaps
1 1/2 sticks of butter, melted

filling
5 egg yolks
2 3.5oz bars of Green and Blacks Dark Chocolate bars, chopped
1 pint heavy cream
3 to 4 table spoons raw sugar
1 table spoon unbleached flour
1 table spoon whole milk
pinch of salt

4 table spoons of rough chopped crystal ginger

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees

In the food processor grind the ginger snap, dump contains of the processor into a bowl and add melted butter and mix well. Then press into a 9 inch pie an and bake for 10 minutes until set and set aside to cool.

In a small bowl mix together salt, egg yolks, flour, cream and milk , set aside.

Next place sugar and chocolate bar pieces into the food processor and pulse until ground. Then transfer to a double boiler and slowly melt until smooth. Next take about 1/4 cup of the melted chocolate and slowly whisk into the egg mixture. You are slowly warm the egg mixture so it does not scrabble the eggs. Now slowly pour the warmed egg mixture into the chocolate whisking as you go, once all combined whisk for another 1 or so until it almost boiling. Remove from heat and let cool to room temp and then pour into pie pan.

Increase oven to 350 degrees and bake for about 40 to 50 minutes until set. Remove from oven and let cool then garnish with the chopped crystal ginger and serve.

Enjoy Cooking

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