Chocolate-Hazelnut Tart
Recipe from
Better Homes and Gardens
Dollops of whipped cream top the dessert tart after it cools from the oven. A sprinkling of chopped dark chocolate finishes it off.

Servings:
12 servings
Prep Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 38 mins
Ingredients
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1-1/4 cupsall-purpose floursee savings

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1/4 cupsugarsee savings

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1/4 teaspoonsaltsee savings

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1/2 cupcold butter, cut upsee savings

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1/2 cupfinely chopped hazelnuts, toastedsee savings

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2egg yolks, beatensee savings

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1 tablespoonice watersee savings

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1-1/4 cupswhipping creamsee savings

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2 tablespoonshazelnut liqueursee savings

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6 ouncessemisweet chocolate, choppedsee savings

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2 ouncesunsweetened chocolate, choppedsee savings

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1egg yolksee savings

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1 3-ounce packagecream cheese, softenedsee savings

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2 tablespoonssugarsee savings

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1 tablespoonhazelnut liqueursee savings

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1 cupwhipping creamsee savings

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Chocolate-dipped toasted hazelnuts (optional)see savings

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Coarsely chopped dark chocolate (optional)see savings

Directions
1.
In a medium bowl stir together flour, 1/4 cup sugar, and salt. Use a pastry blender to cut in butter until pieces are pea size. Stir in nuts. In a small bowl stir together 2 eggs yolks and ice water. Gradually stir egg yolk mixture into flour mixture. Use your fingers to gently knead the pastry just until a ball forms. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30 to 60 minutes or until pastry is easy to handle.
2.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface, use your hands to slightly flatten the pastry. Roll pastry from center to edges into a circle 11 inches in diameter. Wrap pastry around the rolling pin. Unroll it into a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Press pastry into fluted sides of tart pan; trim edges. (If pastry breaks when it is transferred to the pan, press together to seal.) Line pastry with a double thickness of foil. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove foil. Bake for 5 to 6 minutes more or until golden. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F.
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Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan combine 1-1/4 cups whipping cream and 2 tablespoons hazelnut liqueur. Bring mixture just to simmering over medium heat. Remove from heat. Stir in chopped chocolates until mixture is smooth. Stir in 1 egg yolk until just combined. Pour mixture into baked tart shell. Bake for 25 minutes or until nearly set. Remove from oven and cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
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In a medium mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1 tablespoon hazelnut liqueur with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in 1 cup whipping cream just until soft peaks form. Spoon mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe mixture on top of cooled tart. If desired, top with chocolate-dipped hazelnuts and chopped dark chocolate. Makes 12 servings.
Advance Preparation
Prepare as directed through Step 3. Cover and refrigerate up to 3 days. Before serving, let stand at room temperature about 1 hour and continue as directed.
Nutrition information
Calories 477, Total Fat 39 g, Saturated Fat 22 g, Cholesterol 142 mg, Sodium 145 mg, Carbohydrate 30 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 6 g.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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