Chocolate Truffle Tarts
Chocolate Truffle Tarts
Ingredients for Pastry
- Flour 200 gm
- Unsalted butter, cold 100 gm
- Salt a pinch
- Egg 1
- Cold water 2 – 3 tbsp
Ingredients for Filling
- Chocolate, chopped 12 oz
- Cream 300ml
- Butter 3 oz
- Vanilla essence 1 tsp
- Flaked almonds to decorate
- Mix flour and salt and add in cold cubed butter and rub till it resembles breadcrumbs. Add in egg and cold water and mix to form a dough. Knead and wrap in cling and let chill for an hour. Roll out cut in circles and put into small tart tins chill again and then bake for 10-15 minutes on 180 degrees C or till golden and done. Let cool. Meanwhile make filling by melting chocolate and cream together add in butter. When smooth, add in essence and chill for a few hours or till set. It should be thick enough to be piped. When the tart shells are cool, pipe and chill and serve topped with a flaked almond.
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