Sometimes I wonder how humans manage to do anything at all.
This is a surprisingly easy recipe. It does take time, what with making and prebaking the dough, but there was nothing particularly tricky about any of the steps (she said, fresh off a cake that required making two different sorts of caramel). That, too, makes it a good dinner party recipe, assuming that you have most of the day to fuss around with things; at least you'll know that dessert is done.
I made one error and two deliberate changes in this one. The error was adding a whole egg, not just the yolk, to the tart crust. I'm pleased to say that it didn't seem to be a problem.
The first change was that I made one 9-inch tart instead of 6 tartlets, because much as I adore Dorie and Julia, and much as I love an excuse to buy cooking gear, I couldn't really justify going out to buy a bunch of tiny tart rings. I had to bake it somewhat longer than the recipe stated before the center firmed up.
The second change was that I skipped chilling the rolled dough before baking it, because I have a side-by-side refrigerator that does not have room for a sheet pan full of tart. This, again, did not appear to harm the result.
I suggest making this for people you love, as soon as possible. Not a person, mind you. It's just as well that this post comes too late for Valentine's Day, because you need a lot of friends to help you eat it, and they should be good friends, because this is a very good dessert. This is serious chocolate. Six servings? I think we got ten.
For the recipe, see Good Eats and Sweet Treats, one of the hosts this week.
Your tart looks great!
ReplyDeleteI love the chunkiness of your chocolate/cookie bits in your tart. Ours were very finely chopped and it might be nice if the separate flavours were easier to discern. We made a 9" tart, too, and for the same reasons. I need to ration my kitchen gear acquisition!
ReplyDeleteThank you both for stopping by! I thought this was a really fun recipe. Looking forward to the March ones already. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's not always necessary to follow all the steps!! Thanks for stopping by my blog, I'm following yours from now one, I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, mireia! :)
ReplyDeleteDesserts are definitely very taste specific - but it sounds like it worked out well for you.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the note about sheet pans & side by side refrigerators. I am currently refrig. shopping and it would be tragic if I overlooked a detail like that!
It looks great! I always love hearing about shortcuts or changes that don't affect the final outcome!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tart! Ten servings seems to be right for a large tart. It is pretty intense!
ReplyDeleteCher, if I was fridge shopping, I would bring my biggest sheet pan and a pizza box, and make sure I could fit them in. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Heather and Lori!
You definitely need a passel of chocolate-worshiping friends to polish these tarts off. I actually froze half of mine - I liked it, but I'd had enough. Your tart is lovely - thanks for baking along with us this week.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had thought to freeze ours. :) We picked at it for most of the week and still couldn't quite finish it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by. :)