Anne’s Chocolate Ganache Tart

Ingredients:

Crust

3 tbsp ground nuts (almonds, hazelnuts

6 tbsp sugar

1 ¼ flour

2 tsp lemon zest

6 tbsp unsalted butter

Body

12 oz chocolate-the good stuff

1 ¼ heavy cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

Method

Oven to 350

Dough

Process nuts, add in sugar, flour, zest, and salt and pulse till coarse crumbs form with no large butter clumps.  Should hold together when squeezed between fingers.

Transfer dough to nine inch tart pan with a removable bottom and press dough into pan.  Use a cup to form into pan.

 Bake till golden brown and firm to the touch about 20 minutes.  Let it cool for an hour.

Filling

Place chocolate broken into small pieces in a bowl. 

Heat cream to just below boil and then pour over chocolate.  Stir till mixture is smooth and chocolate is all melted..

Mix in Vanilla.

Pour into tart.

Let it set up for about two hours.

Variations are add pears to tart or strawberries or raspberries.  Use oranges and orange extract.  Let your imagination run wild!