{"id":255,"date":"2020-12-21T17:57:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T17:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fraser-clark.com\/food\/?p=255"},"modified":"2020-12-21T17:59:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T17:59:44","slug":"chocolate-fondant-tart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fraser-clark.com\/food\/archives\/255","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Fondant Tart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This tart looks like something you might have bought from a French patisserie, but it is so easy to make. Serve it gently warmed with a dusting of icing sugar, or top it with chocolate curls, drizzle with melted chocolate or top it with a little whipped cream and fresh summer berries. Or all three.<\/p>Mary Berry<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

(Originally from https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/recipes\/warm_chocolate_fondant_20828<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipment and preparation: you will need a 23cm\/9in fluted flan tin, 3cm\/1\u00bcin deep and baking beans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For the rich shortcrust pastry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  • 100g\/3\u00bdoz\u00a0plain flour<\/li>
  • 50g\/1\u00beoz\u00a0icing sugar<\/li>
  • 50g\/1\u00beoz diced\u00a0butter, chilled<\/li>
  • 1 large free-range\u00a0egg yolk<\/li>
  • about 1 tbsp cold water<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    For the filling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    • 100g\/3\u00bdoz\u00a0butter<\/li>
    • 150g\/5\u00bdoz plain\u00a0chocolate, finely chopped, preferably with a high percentage of cocoa solids<\/li>
    • 150g\/5\u00bdoz golden\u00a0caster sugar<\/li>
    • 75g\/3oz\u00a0plain flour<\/li>
    • 6 medium free-range\u00a0eggs<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      To serve<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      • icing sugar<\/li>
      • a few small\u00a0strawberries, to decorate (optional)<\/li>
      • pouring\u00a0cream\u00a0(optional)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Method<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
        1. For the pastry, put flour and icing sugar in a large bowl and rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.<\/li>
        2. Add the egg yolk and water and mix until it comes together to form a firm dough. Wrap in cling film and leave to rest in the fridge for about 30 minutes.<\/li>
        3. Preheat the oven to 200C\/400F\/Gas 6 (180C fan). Dust the work surface with flour and then roll out the pastry as thinly as you can to a circle – about 5cm\/2in larger than your flan tin. Line the tin with pastry. Don\u2019t worry if the pastry breaks a little, it is easy to patch up. Leave to chill in the fridge for 15 minutes.<\/li>
        4. Prick the base of the pastry with a fork and line the pastry case with a circle of baking parchment or foil and fill with baking beans. Bake the pastry blind for 10 minutes, or until just lightly golden-brown, then remove the paper and beans and return the tart to the oven to cook for a further 5-7 minutes, or until pale golden-brown and dried out.<\/li>
        5. For the filling, melt the butter in a medium pan over a low heat, then add the chocolate and stir until melted and smooth. Remove from the heat and stir in the sugar and flour. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.<\/li>
        6. Place the pastry case on a baking tray. Pour the mixture into the pastry case, filling it right to the top and place in the oven. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until just set around the edges – but it should still be slightly wobbly in the centre.<\/li>
        7. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Dust with icing sugar – if liked, you can cut a heart shape out of baking parchment and place on top of the tart before dusting with icing sugar, then remove the paper to make a stenciled effect. Or serve warm with strawberries, a dusting of icing sugar and cream.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Recipe Tips<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          This tart can be made 1-2 days in advance. Bring it to room temperature and warm it slightly in a low oven (120C\/250F\/Gas 1) for 10 minutes. You can also make and bake the pastry case blind, then add the filling and bake half an hour before serving. The tart can be baked and frozen for up to one month. Defrost, then warm in a low oven. If you don\u2019t have time to rest the pastry in the fridge for 30 minutes you can roll it out, line the tin and freeze it for 10 minutes before baking blind. You can also make this as 18 individual tartlets baked in bun tins: cook for about 4 minutes, making sure the mixture still has a wobble in the centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          My own notes after making this<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
          • Make 30% more pastry – easier to roll out and line the tin<\/li>
          • Bake filling for a minute less to keep it runny in the middle<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Rich chocolate fondant tart – very easy to make. – Mary Berry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":256,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[8,60,12,59],"class_list":["post-255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cooking","tag-baking","tag-chocolate","tag-dessert","tag-tart"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fraser-clark.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fraser-clark.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fraser-clark.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fraser-clark.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fraser-clark.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fraser-clark.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":259,"href":"https:\/\/www.fraser-clark.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255\/revisions\/259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fraser-clark.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fraser-clark.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fraser-clark.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fraser-clark.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}