Raspberry Velvet Tart
Raspberry Velvet Tart might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. This dessert has 308 calories, 3g of protein, and 21g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 14. A mixture of sugar, butter, vanilla, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours and 30 minutes.
Instructions
Mix flour and sugar in medium bowl until blended.
Cut in 1/2 cup butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Add vanilla; mix well. Press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom or springform pan. Refrigerate 30 min.
Bake crust 10 min.; cool completely.
Reserve 1/2 oz. chocolate for garnish. Chop remaining chocolate; place in medium microwaveable bowl.
Add cream and remaining butter; microwave on HIGH 2 min. or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring every minute. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended.
Reserve a few raspberries for garnish.
Spread remaining raspberries onto bottom of crust; cover with chocolate mixture. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm. Meanwhile, make curls from reserved chocolate (see Tip); refrigerate until ready to use.
Run knife around tart to loosen from rim of pan; remove rim.
Let tart stand at room temperature 30 min. before serving.
Garnish with reserved raspberries and chocolate curls.
Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel
Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is King Frosch Riesling Auslese All Natural German. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 19 dollars.
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King Frosch Riesling Auslese All Natural German