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Chocolate Walnut Tart (the Complete Italian Cookbook)

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Tarla Dalal

30 August, 2013

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About Chocolate Walnut Tart (The Complete Italian Cookbook)

Ingredients

Methods

Nutrient values

A luscious chocolaty dessert! the chocolate walnut tart features a good blend of flavours and textures, with the walnuts balancing the sweetness of condensed milk very well and the jam providing a fruity twist to a chocolate-dominated recipe. Indeed, this is a memorable treat that everyone will love and remember; and it is best made the traditional italian way – no shortcuts will do!

Ingredients

For The Tart Dough

1/2 cup plain flour (maida)

1/4 cup soft butter

1 tbsp powdered sugar

a pinch of salt

For The Filling

1/4 cup condensed milk

1 tbsp jam

1 tbsp milk

1 cup chocolate cake crumbs

1/2 cup chopped walnuts (akhrot)

1/4 tsp cinnamon (dalchini) powder

Method

For the filling

Melt the condensed milk, jam and milk in a non-stick pan over gentle heat.
Add the cake crumbs, walnuts and cinnamon powder and mix well.
Divide the filling into 8 equal portions and keep aside.

For the tart dough

Sieve the flour and salt together.
Rub the butter into the flour using your fingertips till the mixture resembles bread crumbs. Add the sugar and mix well.
Add 1 tablespoon of water to make a dough.
Divide the dough into 8 equal portions and roll each portion into 50 mm. (2’) diameter circle.
Prick with a fork at regular intervals.
Press the rolled and pricked circles into the cavities of a muffin tray.
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200 °c (400 °f) for 8 to 10 minutes or until crisp. Keep aside.

Handy tip

For the chocolate cake crumbs, use a day old chocolate sponge cake.

How to proceed

Spoon the filling mixture into prepared tart mould.
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°c (400°f) for 5 to 7 minutes.
Serve hot.

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Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate

Nutrient values (Abbrv) per tart

Energy	183 cal
Protein	3.3 g
Carbohydrates	32.8 g
Fiber	0.3 g
Fat	11.2 g
Cholesterol	14.8 mg
Sodium	65.5 mg

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Sept. 6, 2019, 2:30 p.m.

This tart is so tasty and yummy that kids and adults both will truly relish it...

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