I did my crust in the food processor. I love being able to whir dough together in seconds. I did need to use quite a bit more water than called for. The recipe asks for 1 T, and I ended up using 4 T before the dough would come together. After a 60 minute chill, I cut the dough into six little chunks and pressed them into my tart pans. I know, I know, the directions said to roll. But I was a) lazy and b) wary because of the troubles some of the other bakers had with rolling. I knew I was sacrificing some tenderness, but I did it anyway. I baked my tarts with their bottoms on right on the oven rack. They came out perfectly.
I decided to make only half the filling. (I did make and bake the full dough recipe. I now have three lovely mini chocolate tart shells well wrapped and waiting in the freezer for my next tart experience.) I melted my butter and chocolate in the microwave. (lazy) The rest of the ingredients were duly whipped together and I added the chocolate mix. I didn't have biscotti, so I went with what I did have. Thin mints! (The Girl is a Girl Scout and I was the cookie mom for her troop. I have LOTS of cookies at my house.) I decided to skip the white and milk chocolate because I wanted a more dark/bitter taste to our tarts.
Four hours after beginning, I was done!
We ate the tart while it was still warm, so it was a bit soft. Still, warm minty chocolate on a delicious chocolate crust? Win! The whole gang gave this one a thumbs up.
Lousy photo due to no natural light.
This one was so much easier than I was expecting it to be. It was delicious and just elegant enough for a nice dinner.
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I think your photo looks great! We absolutely loved these tarts and I was hesitant to make them. I have extra dough in the freezer so I now have to make some more filling at some point. The dough was hard to roll out so patting it in was probably easier than rolling. Yours looks great.
Looks yummy! I really had fun making these and much easier than I thought they were going to be.
I did manage to roll the dough out, but it was tricky. I think you had the right idea by pressing it in.
I pressed my dough into the pan, too! Much easier!
Looks so yummy with all that filling!
I wonder why so many people needed to add extra water? Very strange. So glad you liked the tarts though!
Lovely! Thanks for sharing :)
Thin mints sound like a great add-in.
Your tarts look great! Oh boy, Thin Mints. It's probably a good thing I didn't think of that or these wouldn't have lasted as long!
Great photo! Artificial lighting can be tricky :) Looks like your tart came out great!
Looks perfect. I also added more crust water...always do here in AZ, so dry. And any time I can use a modern machine to do some of the work, I'm all for it.
Thin mints sound like a fantastic addition! I agree that this was easier to make than expected. Maybe TWD toughened us up!
Thin mintssound perfect!
Thin mints! Of course! Can't go wrong there.
I love the chocolate mint combination...it sounds like a delicious variation.
I love that you used thin mints! :) I have a girl scout too but didn't think about using them for the tarts. Nice job improvising. :)
MInt and chocolate, sounds delicious!
Wow, our tarts do look similar. Those plates were part of my grandmother's wedding china, now passed down to me.
Interesting that you used thin mints. I love that idea!
I really am enjoying all of cookie substitutions - thin mints - mmmm...
Love the idea of the thin mints! I ended up using Bordeaux cookies from Pepperidge farm, but they didn't hold their crunch as much as I would have liked.
Awesome that you used thin mints, too! Loved your post.
Thin mints are a great idea!
The tart looks amazing! I had a lot of fun making these, can't wait for the next recipe!!
Those look wonderful! I love the idea of Thin Mints, I am salivating right now!!! I was lazy too and used the microwave and patted the dough.
Jules,
Like the addition of thin mints.
~ Carmen
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Mmm, thin mints - sounds delicious!
oh heavens. thin mints??? be still my beating heart!
It's really hard to always get natural light! I feel your pain1
Thin mints sound like a great choice. Kind of a Peppermint Patty. I agree this was easier than I expected.
Thin Mints - awesome! I am a Daisy co-leader this year, and let's just say I am in awe of the cookie moms. Nice job with the tart! And fwiw, I pressed, not rolled, my crust too - why make yourself crazy?
Thanks for baking along and everything else you are doing for TWD2.0!
yes, not so complicated, but really good. way to go with the thin mints!
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