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Chocolate Tarts – Easter Treats
There are so many nice things about this time of year, whether it’s the evenings being brighter or the sun attempting to shine through and tempt us into shorts. Though of course, we have just had easter past.
Therefore, no doubt people have indulged with a gluttony of chocolate based goodies. I’m no different, and I thought I’d share some chocolate tarts I made:
Freshly decorated chocolate tarts
Chocolate Tarts (x5)
For the shortcrust pastry (~400g):
- 200g of sifted plain flour,
- 100g of diced butter
- dash of salt
- 1 beaten egg
You can of course buy in the pastry, but it’s simple enough to make (even by hand). Combine the dry ingredients, and rub together, till you end up with flaky breadcrumb style texture. Add the egg slowly, just enough to bind the mixture together. Place the mixture on a work surface, bring into a ball and squish down to 2/3cm high. Wrap it up in clingfilm and leave it in the fridge for 30mins before use.
Once chilled, roll out and line the pastry tins and blake bind for 12-15 mins, at 180C.
Chocolate Filling
- 200g of melted dark chocolate (you can use plain for a lighter tart)
- 50g flour
- 4 eggs
- 75g butter
- 100g golden caster sugar
Mix all the ingredients together (set aside a small portion of melted chocolate for decoration). Fill the tart cases with the mixture, bake for 5-8 minutes till set.
Decorate off with the cocoa and melted chocolate in any dazzling design.
Sit back enjoy, and share with those around you. Be careful, they are devilishy tasty.
Week 6 Summary
Week 6: 2 February – 8 February
Well, what a week. The UK officially broke down, though whilst the snow started off in the south it didn’t allow me to get away with a snow day. Sometimes being based in Birmingham has its downsides, I had to get in the car and drive to see some clients. Let’s just say that the return trip was a bit hairy, what with driving in a blizzard on non-gritted roads!
Back at home, due to not having any food around I was a bit of of sync with my usual routine. Nothing too amazing this week, though my friend did manage to make a good dinner on Saturday. He was happy with 7/10, unfortunately like many people he had an issue with a chocolate mousse not setting!
Monday: Appalling room service – Greasy Pizza with Salami
Tuesday: Onion Risotto, Squid & Belly Pork, Coffee & Petit Fours at Anthony’s
Wednesday: Chili Con Carne (salvaged from the depths of my Freezer). Also baked some tasty flourless chocolate brownies [I have a slight craving for chocolate on a weekly basis]
Thursday: Toad in the Hole, with yorkshire sausages and a few strips of beef.
Friday: Leftover toad
Saturday: [Dinner at a friends: @RedWineBoy]
Sunday: A misty haze, Beef Pie.
Chorizo Pizza
I’ve noticed that people who like food (and blog about it), tend to have a weekness for all things pork. Usually it succumbs to being about pork belly, or the other fine meat product that is chorizo (whether fresh or cured).
After having a quick wander round the freezer on the weekend I had pulled out some pizza dough that I had put aside. So, on a fine Monday evening whilst feeling a bit hungry I was torn – do I go for the glory of pizza, or instead the joys of lamb chops.
My solution was to go for both, so I heated up about 300g of cherry tomatoes (quarts), chopped up sundried tomato, as well as some puree. With a couple of anchovies added for good measure. This was left to bubble down, to a nice rich base sauce. Continue Reading
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