Chocolate-coffee tartlets
Ingredients
Pastry dough*:
- 375 ml (1 1/2 cup) all-purpose flour
- 110 ml (1/3 cup + 2 tbs) unsalted butter
- 1 egg
- 80 ml (1/3 cup) sugar
- 60 ml (1/4 cup) cold water
Coffee Ganache:
- 300 g (10½ oz) dark chocolate, 70% cocoa solids
- 150 ml (5 oz) hot espresso
Fruit Topping:
- 1/2 quart blueberries
- 1/2 quart raspberries
- 1/2 quart strawberries
Preparation
Pastry dough:
- Cut the butter into small pieces. In a bowl, work the butter into the flour, and make a well in the centre.
- In another bowl, mix together the egg, sugar and water. Pour the mixture into the well and mix to form a ball. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
- With a rolling pin, roll out the dough 2 mm (1/2 in) in thickness.
- Divide the pastry dough among 8 tartlet moulds. Prick the dough with a fork and bake 35 minutes. Let cool.
Ganache:
- In a bowl, chop the chocolate into small pieces.
- Add the hot espresso and stir with a spatula until the chocolate is melted.
- Let cool and pour into the tartlet pastries.
- Garnish with berries and serve.