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Chocolate Tart with Candied Peel

From Gourmet, January 2005Serves 8 to 10Active 1¼ hrTotal 6 hr (includes making candied peel and chilling)Binder 07-7kIII · p. 213
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Incomplete in the original: The candied clementine peel recipe ("recipe follows") and the cooks' note at the bottom of the clipping are cut off.

> Incomplete in the original: The candied clementine peel recipe ("recipe follows") and the cooks' note at the bottom of the clipping are cut off.

Chocolate Tart with Candied Clementine Peel

Special equipment: a 9- or 10-inch fluted round tart pan (1 inch deep) with a removable bottom; an instant-read thermometer

Instructions

Make crust:

  • Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly oil tart pan.
  • Stir together biscuit crumbs, sugar, and butter in a bowl, then press crumb mixture evenly onto bottom of tart pan. Bake crust 10 minutes, then cool completely in pan on a rack.

Make filling:

  • Lightly beat yolks in a small bowl. Bring cream to a simmer in a 2-quart heavy saucepan and remove from heat. Add about one third of hot cream to yolks in a slow stream, whisking constantly, then pour yolk mixture into remaining cream, whisking.
  • Cook custard over moderately low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until it is thick enough to coat back of spoon and registers 170°F on thermometer, 1 to 2 minutes (do not let boil). Remove from heat and add chopped chocolate, whisking until smooth, then whisk in chopped candied peel.
  • Pour filling evenly over crust and chill tart, uncovered, until firm, at least 2 hours. Remove side of pan and serve tart chilled or at cool room temperature.

Notes

3 ½ ★ Very Good, easy
Cooked Buffalo February 2004

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