Gluten-Free Tuesday: Sweet Tart Dough

Name: Gluten-Free Tuesday: Sweet Tart Dough
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams (1 stick) butter, softened; 454 grams dark chocolate, chopped; 79 milliliters 1/2 ounces granulated sugar; 454 grams heavy cream; 118 milliliters chopped nuts; 237 milliliters ounces white rice flour; 1 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters 1/4 ounces sweet rice flour; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Gluten-Free Tuesday: Sweet Tart Dough a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 816 calories, 9g of protein, and 62g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up salt, chocolate, rice flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

For the Tart Dough In a small bowl, whisk together white rice flour, sweet rice flour, and salt.

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White Rice Flour

Dough

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Fit stand mixer with flat paddle attachment. In bowl of stand mixer, cream together butter, sugar, and vanilla on medium speed until a thick paste forms and mixture lightens slightly, about 90 seconds.

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Vanilla

Butter

Cream

Sugar

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Add dry ingredients and mix for 30 seconds.

Mixture will be dry and crumbly.

Stop mixer and scrape down bowl. Turn mixer back on to medium speed.

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Blender

Bowl

Mix until a dough forms, about two minutes.

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Dough

Lightly spray 10-inch tart pan with non-stick cooking spray. Turn dough into prepared pan. Using your hands, press dough evenly into bottom and sides of pan. The dough is stiff and will take a few minutes to press into the pan.

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Cooking Spray

Dough

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Tart Form

Frying Pan

Cover pan with plastic wrap and chill for two hours.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Frying Pan

Preheat oven to 375°F. When oven is preheated, remove tart pan from refrigerator. Pierce bottom and sides with a fork.

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Tart Form

Oven

Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

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Oven

Remove pan from oven and place on wire rack to cool.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Frying Pan

When cool, if desired, prepare ganache filling and pour into tart shell.

For the Filling: If using nuts, place in medium frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until nuts are aromatic and just begin to brown. Cool toasted nuts on a baking sheet. When cool, spread nuts evenly over bottom of baked tart shell.

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Spread

Nuts

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Baking Sheet

Frying Pan

In small (2 quart) saucepan, bring cream to a boil over medium heat. When cream boils, remove from heat. Stir in chocolate. Using a wooden spoon, stir mixture until chocolate is melted and ganache is shiny.

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Chocolate