Mark Dodson's delicious tartelettes are really easy to make, and yet make a stunning dessert that everyone will love. Crumbly pastry cases are filled with a rich and creamy chocolate and peanut ganache, then topped with a quick peanut praline.
Roll out the shortcrust pastry to ½ cm thick and carefully line four 10cm tartelette cases. Cover the pastry with a layer of baking parchment and fill with baking beans or dried rice
350g of shortcrust pastry
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Bake blind for 10–15 minutes, until the pastry is lightly golden, then carefully remove the baking beans and paper and return the cases to the oven
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Bake for another 5 minutes, or until the pastry is a rich, gold colour and fully cooked
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Set aside the cases to cool on a wire rack, then carefully unmould from the tartelette tins
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To make the ganache filling, melt together the two chocolates over a bain marie, stirring occasionally until smooth, then remove from the heat
Mix well to combine the peanut cream and chocolate mixture, then pour into the pastry cases. Set aside for the ganache to set slightly
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For the praline topping, add the sugar to a small pan and place over a medium heat until it reaches a light caramel (without stirring), then add the peanuts and toss to combine in the caramel. Pour out onto a baking tray lined with baking parchment and leave to cool and set
Mark Dodson speaks the language of comfort food with Shakespearean fluency, turning perfectly formed elements into down-to-earth (but heavenly) compositions.
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