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Chocolate Ganache Tart Recipe

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Ingredients

6 tbsps sugar .
2 tsps grated orange zest (optional) or lemon zest (optional) .
12 oz bittersweet chocolate, coarsely sliced (we have used Valhrona & Ghirardelli) .
3 tbsps blanched slivered almonds .
6 tbsps unsalted butter, cold & cut into pieces (no substituions) .
1 tsp vanilla extract .
1/4 tsp salt .
1 3/4 c all-purpose flour .
1 1/4 c heavy cream

Directions

Step #1 Preheat oven to 350°.
Step #2 MAKE DOUGH:.
Step #3 In a food processor/blender, pulse almonds until finely ground.
Step #4 Add sugar, zest (if desired), flour, & salt; pulse until mixd.
Step #5 Add butter, pulsing until coarse crumbs form with no large butter lumps (dough should clump together when squeezed with fingers).
Step #6 Immediately transfer dough to a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
Step #7 Using a measuring c, evenly press dough in bottom & up sides of pan.
Step #8 Bake in center of oven until golden brown & firm to the touch, about 20 mins.
Step #9 Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hr.
Step #10 MAKE GANACHE:.
Step #11 Place chocolate In a large-ish mixing bowl.
Step #12 In a small saucepan, bring cream to a boil.
Step #13 Pour hot cream, through a sieve, over chocolate.
Step #14 Stir until smooth & creamy in texture.
Step #15 Mix in vanilla.
Step #16 Pour chocolate mixture into center of cooled tart shell (if chocolate is lumpy, pass through a sieve).
Step #17 Let stand until set, about 2 hrs, or chill for 1 hr.
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