Cranberry Chocolate Tart Recipes

Steps:

• for crust:
• Blend flour, sugar and salt in processor. Add butter and cut in, using on/off turns, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 2 1/2 tablespoons water, egg yolk and vanilla. Blend until moist clumps form, adding more water by 1/2 tablespoonfuls if dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic; chill at least 2 hours. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Let soften slightly before rolling out.)
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 13- to 14-inch round. Transfer dough to 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Cut dough overhang to 3/4 inch; fold overhang in and press, forming sides that extend 1/4 inch above top of pan. Pierce crust all over with fork. Freeze 15 minutes. Bake crust 15 minutes. If sides of crust fall, press up with back of fork. Bake crust until beginning to brown, about 15 minutes longer. Cool on rack.
• for filling:
• Bring cream to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and whisk until smooth; whisk in liqueur. Pour filling into crust. Refrigerate until filling is firm, at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
• for candied cranberries:
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray. Toss cranberries and sugar in medium bowl to blend. Spread out mixture on baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Using metal spatula, stir berries gently. Bake until berries are thawed and most sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes longer. Cool on sheet 5 minutes. Spoon berries atop filling; drizzle with syrup from sheet. Chill 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Place almonds and sugar in a food processor; pulse until almonds are ground. Add flour and salt; pulse until blended. Transfer mixture to a small bowl; stir in melted butter and cream. Press onto bottom and up sides of an ungreased 9-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom., Bake 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven; sprinkle baking chips evenly over bottom. Cool on a wire rack., In a saucepan, combine filling ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Pour over baking chips., Bake 20-25 minutes or until filling is bubbly and crust is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate 2 hours or until cold. , In a microwave, melt baking chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over tart. Sprinkle with almonds.

Steps:

• Crust: On a lightly floured work surface, roll pate brisee into a 13-inch round. With a dry pastry brush, sweep off excess flour; fit dough into a 10-inch round fluted tart pan with a removable bottom. Fold edges toward center to reinforce; press into sides of tart ring. Pierce bottom of tart shell all over with a fork. Cover with plastic wrap; freeze until firm, about 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Uncover and line tart shell with parchment and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until edges are set and golden, about 20 minutes. Remove weights and parchment and continue baking until bottom of crust is dry and golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely on a wire rack.
• Filling: Place cold water in a small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over water; let stand until softened, about 5 minutes. Combine cranberries, sugar, jelly, and cognac in a saucepan and cook over low heat 12 to 15 minutes. Do not overcook or the mixture will become too watery; cranberries should be soft but not bursting. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Stir in gelatin and let cool completely.
• Pour cranberry filling into tart shell and chill for at least 1 hour before serving.

Steps:

• Cranberry Topping.
• Pour 1/4 cup cranberry juice into small bowl;sprinkle with gelatin over.
• Let stand until softened, about 15 minutes.
• Combine 1/4 cup cranberry juice, cranberries and next 5 ingredients in medium saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring until sugar disolves.
• Reduce heat to medium: simmer until cranberries are tender but still plump, 5 minutes.
• Strain into a bowl, set cranberries aside.
• Add gelatin mixture to hot juice in bowl;stir until gelatin disolves.
• Stir cranberries back into juice.
• Chill until cranberry mixture is cold and slightly thickened, at least 6 hours or overnight.
• Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.
• Stir chopped crystalized ginger into cranberry mixture.
• For Crust.
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
• Combine chocolate wafer crumbs, sugar and salt in medium bowl, add 5 tablespoons melted butter and stir until crumbs feel moist when pressed together with fingertips, adding remaining 1 tablespoon of melted butter if mixture is dry.
• Press crumb mixture firmly over bottom and up sides of 9-inch diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
• Bake chocolate crust until beginning to set and slightly crisp,pressing with spoon if crust puffs during baking, about 14 minutes.
• Transfer tart pan to rack and cool completely before filling.
• Can be made 1 day ahead or frozen, well wrapped, for up to 1 week.
• Mascarpone Filling.
• Using electric mixer, beat all ingredient except ginger in medium bowl just until thick enough to spread ( do not overbeat or mixture may curdle).
• Spread filling in cooled crust.
• Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
• Spoon cranberry mixture evenly over mascarpone filling.
• Chill at least 2 hours and up to 6 hours.
• Garnish with crystalized ginger strips if desired.
• Cut tart into wedges and serve cold.