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Chocolate Salted Caramel Tart Recipe
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Chocolate Salted Caramel Tart Recipe

A vegetarian French recipe with all purpose flour (maida), sugar - fine, butter - chilled and cut into cubes (about 3/4 cup). Ready in 1h 45m, serves 4.

Curated byLucas Dubois🇫🇷

Calories
620kcal
Estimated Cost
300-450
Carbs71g
Protein42g
Fats19g
Servings Scaler
4

Instructions

40 steps
  1. 1

    To begin making the Chocolate salted Caramel Tart first, make the tart base

    tablespoons salted butter(4)dark chocolate - chopped(225 grams)sea salt - pinch of coarse sea salt crystals to garnish (optional)
  2. 2

    Whisk the flour and sugar in a mixing bowl or a food processor

    all purpose flour (maida)(2 cups)sugar - fine(3/4 cup)-/2 sugar(1 cups)
  3. 3

    Add the butter and rub with your finger tips (if making by hand) till the mixture resembles bread crumbs

    butter - chilled and cut into cubes (about 3/4 cup)(150 grams)tablespoons salted butter(4)
  4. 4

    Whisk and add the egg

  5. 5

    Stir in the water and mix till it forms coarse doughWorking quickly bring together to form a ball

    water - ice cold(1 tablespoon)water(1/2 cup)sea salt - pinch of coarse sea salt crystals to garnish (optional)
  6. 6

    Wrap in a cling film and refrigerate for at least 1 hour

  7. 7

    Preheat the oven to 190 deg C

  8. 8

    Grease 2 -7 inch tart pans

  9. 9

    Cut the dough into 2 parts

    butter - chilled and cut into cubes (about 3/4 cup)(150 grams)
  10. 10

    Roll out one dough ball on a lightly floured working surface

    all purpose flour (maida)(2 cups)
  11. 11

    You can roll it out between 2 parchment sheets

  12. 12

    Measure the size of the tart pan and roll out the dough accordingly

  13. 13

    Place the rolled out dough into the tart pan and press

    butter - chilled and cut into cubes (about 3/4 cup)(150 grams)
  14. 14

    Prick with fork all over the base and place it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes

  15. 15

    Repeat with the other dough ball and other pan

  16. 16

    Place a parchment paper or foil over the pastry shell and fill with baking beans (or any beans)

  17. 17

    Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes

  18. 18

    Take out the beans and paper and return to the oven to dry out the base

  19. 19

    Bake for 4-5 minutes more or till the edges turn golden

  20. 20

    Cool as it is on a wire rack

  21. 21

    After 15 minutes take out the pastry from the pan

  22. 22

    The next step is to make the caramel syrup

  23. 23

    Add the sugar and water in a heavy saucepan

    sugar - fine(3/4 cup)water - ice cold(1 tablespoon)-/2 sugar(1 cups)water(1/2 cup)heavy whipping cream(1 cup)heavy whipping cream(1 cup)
  24. 24

    Cook on low flame till the sugar dissolves

    sugar - fine(3/4 cup)-/2 sugar(1 cups)
  25. 25

    Increase the heat to medium and let the mixture boil

  26. 26

    Do not stir

  27. 27

    Once the mixture turns a dark caramel colour take it off the heat

    dark chocolate - chopped(225 grams)
  28. 28

    Working quickly add the butter and the cream

    butter - chilled and cut into cubes (about 3/4 cup)(150 grams)tablespoons salted butter(4)heavy whipping cream(1 cup)heavy whipping cream(1 cup)
  29. 29

    The mixture will bubble vigorously

  30. 30

    Return it to heat and cook for 1-2 minutes more

  31. 31

    Cool and keep aside till neededTo make the Ganache, place the chopped chocolate in a heat rpoog bowl

    dark chocolate - chopped(225 grams)
  32. 32

    Warm the cream till you can see bubble appear on the edge

    heavy whipping cream(1 cup)heavy whipping cream(1 cup)
  33. 33

    Pour the cream over the chocolate

    heavy whipping cream(1 cup)heavy whipping cream(1 cup)dark chocolate - chopped(225 grams)
  34. 34

    Wait for a minute and mix

  35. 35

    Mix till all the chocolate mixes with the cream

    heavy whipping cream(1 cup)heavy whipping cream(1 cup)dark chocolate - chopped(225 grams)
  36. 36

    Keep aside till required

  37. 37

    To make the Chocolate salted caramel tart, Pour the caramel over both the tart shells

    tablespoons salted butter(4)dark chocolate - chopped(225 grams)sea salt - pinch of coarse sea salt crystals to garnish (optional)
  38. 38

    Refrigerate for 2-3 hours

  39. 39

    Pour the ganache over the caramel and refrigerate for another hour

  40. 40

    Sprinkle some sea salt over the tart and serve

    sea salt - pinch of coarse sea salt crystals to garnish (optional)

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