Pear-Walnut Chocolate Tart

Name: Pear-Walnut Chocolate Tart
Prep time: 4 h 10 min
Cook time: 4 h 10 min
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters confectioners sugar; 1 large egg; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 Tbsp granulated sugar; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 79 milliliters semisweet or milk chocolate chunks; 1 large firm pear (such as Bosc, Bartlett or Anjou); 1 teaspoons salt; 1 pinch Pinch of salt; 5 Tbsps cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces; 6 Tbsps unsalted butter, cut into small pieces and at room temperature; 3 Tbsps cold vegetable shortening; 355 milliliters walnuts

Pear-Walnut Chocolate Tart might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 452 calories, 5g of protein, and 30g of fat. This recipe serves 10. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Not If you have granulated sugar, milk chocolate chunks, ground cinnamon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 4 hours and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Make the crust: Pulse the flour, shortening, granulated sugar and salt in a food processor until combined.

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Granulated Sugar

Shortening

Crust

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Add the butter and pulse until it is in pea-size pieces.

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Butter

Drizzle in 2 tablespoons cold water and pulse until the dough just comes together. Turn out onto a piece of plastic wrap; use the plastic to help form the dough into a disk. Wrap tightly and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight. (The dough can be frozen for up to 2 months; thaw at room temperature.)

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Dough

Water

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Roll out the dough into a 12-inch round on a lightly floured surface. Ease into a 9-inch springform pan, pressing it into the bottom and 2 inches up the side. Chill 30 minutes.

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Dough

Roll

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Springform Pan

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the crust with foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans.

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Dried Beans

Crust

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Bake until golden around the edge, about 20 minutes.

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Oven

Remove the foil and weights and continue baking until the crust is golden all over, 10 to 15 more minutes.

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Crust

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Aluminum Foil

Transfer to a rack and let cool completely.

Spread the walnuts on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until golden, 8 to 10 minutes; let cool. Pulse in a food processor with the butter, confectioners' sugar, egg, cinnamon and salt to form a paste; set aside.

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Powdered Sugar

Cinnamon

Walnuts

Butter

Spread

Toast

Salt

Egg

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Food Processor

Baking Sheet

Oven

Combine 2 cups water and the granulated sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Peel the pear and cut into 3/4-inch chunks.

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Granulated Sugar

Water

Pear