All posts tagged: tarte au chocolat

Chocolate Tart

Friends are coming over and you don’t have time to bake something fancy? Well, if you already have a baked tart (pie crust) in the freezer here is a 5 minute chocolate ganache preparation to dazzle them. Please note that the chocolate quality is key to a tasty flavor. My favorite brands are Lindt (for pastry) and Poulain: not easy to find in Jeddah, so I purchase them every time I travel to stock up my pantry. The original french recipe has 2 eggs, but I like to reduce the amount of eggs I use. In this case, I increase the chocolate and lower the milk to keep it well balanced. Eventually, you have to get a concentrated ganache (not too liquid). You can also find other recipes without eggs: with sugar instead, which in my opinion, kills the chocolate taste. Ingredients: Tart Sablee 1/4 cup Milk 120 g Heavy Cream 140 g Dark Chocolate 1 Egg 12 g Butter Salt flakes (optional) 1. Break the chocolate into pieces in a bowl. 2. Boil the cream, the milk and the butter in a pot (keep stirring so …