It's true what they say about English weather, you get a patch of sun for a week every summer and you're done for the year. This couldn't be more true at the moment, we've had a few scattered days of sunshine and now I'm sitting here typing this up whilst it rains again, just for something different. Well one of those days way back when the sun was shinning for a brief period in time, I made this delightfully summery chocolate tart with berries. This was my first time using a sweet Jamie Oliver recipe, it was super delicious and delectable.
Ingredients
Base
1 packet of
Chocolate Digestive Biscuits or Chocolate Wheatons
250g butter
Filling
300ml double cream
2 tsp caster sugar
A pinch of fine sea
salt
50g unsalted
butter, softened
200g 70% cocoa cook’s chocolate, broken into small pieces (I used Lindt)
50ml whole milk
Berries, sea salt flakes or crème fraîche or ice cream, to serve
200g 70% cocoa cook’s chocolate, broken into small pieces (I used Lindt)
50ml whole milk
Berries, sea salt flakes or crème fraîche or ice cream, to serve
1. Crush biscuits in
food processor until they resemble fine breadcrumbs.
2. Add butter and mix
together, mixture should be firm when pressed together.
3. Press biscuit
mixture evenly and firmly into a tart tin and leave to cool in refrigerator
whilst you make the filling
4. Put the cream, sugar and salt in a pan and bring to the boil. Remove as soon as the mixture boils up. With the pan off the heat, add the butter and chocolate. Stir until blended.
5. Take a couple of minutes for a breather, then stir in the milk. Keep stirring till it's shiny.
4. Put the cream, sugar and salt in a pan and bring to the boil. Remove as soon as the mixture boils up. With the pan off the heat, add the butter and chocolate. Stir until blended.
5. Take a couple of minutes for a breather, then stir in the milk. Keep stirring till it's shiny.
6. Pour into the tart
shell and leave at room temperature for 4 hours to set.
7. Once ready add your berries, salt or whatever your desired topping is and serve with cream or ice-cream.
7. Once ready add your berries, salt or whatever your desired topping is and serve with cream or ice-cream.
That tart looks SO creamy!
ReplyDeleteMy first visit to London the sun was out every single day. Who could believe that?
Then years later, my step-son went to Reading to university and he couldn't wait to get back to Australia to see the sun. :)
Oh that looks like my kind of dessert!!!! xxx
ReplyDeleteGoodness me it's only 10:44am and all I want is a slice of that tart! :O
ReplyDeleteMaybe remove the packet of pastry from the receipt if you are using biscuits crumbs as a base instead.
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