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Pecan And Walnut Tart With Chocolate Icing Recipe

Pecan And Walnut Tart With Chocolate Icing Recipe

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Pecan And Walnut Tart With Chocolate Icing

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Prepare Sugar dough.
On a floured surface, roll out one of the dough disks to a 12-inch circles and press it into a 9-inch tart pan with
Removable bottom.
Roll out the other disk into a 10-inch circle.
Place it on a baking sheet and refrigerate.
In a heavy saucepan, stir together the sugar, water and lemon juice.
Secure a candy thermometer to the side.
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until caramel brown, 334 degrees f. on the thermometer.
Remove from heat, carefully pour in the cream, and swirl gently until the bubbles subside.
Reserve 5 walnut halves and 5 pecan halves.
Gently stir in the remaining nuts.
Add butter, when it has melted, stir gently.
Transfer the mixture to a large metal bowl.
Leave to cool until lukewarm.
Pour the cooled filling into the lined tart pan.
Brush the edges of the pastry with the egg.
Top with chilled pastry, pinch the edges together to seal,and trim away excess dough wit a sharp knife,
Cut 3 small slashes in th top dough to let steam escape during baking.
Rerfrigerate for 30 minutes.
Set an oven rack in the bottom 1/3 of the oven.
Preheat the oven to 400 f degrees.
Bake the tart until golden brown, 40 to 45 minutesa.
Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature.
Prepare the Chocolate Ganache.
To ice the tart, invert it onto a wire rack and remove the pan's side and bottom.
Place waxed paper underneath to catch drips.
Pour the warm ganache evenly over the tart, smoothing the top and side with an icing spatula.
Arrange the reserved nuts decoratively on top.
Leave at cool room temperature to set, at least 1 hour.
To serve, cut with a very sharp knife into wedges.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	506.22 Kcal (2119 kJ)
Calories from fat	366.47 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	40.72g	63%
Cholesterol	49.42mg	16%
Sodium	8.4mg	0%
Potassium	174.04mg	4%
Total Carbs	34.82g	12%
Sugars	30.58g	122%
Dietary Fiber	2.73g	11%
Protein	6.14g	12%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	1%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	7%
Iron	1mg	6%
Calcium	34.9mg	3%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	418.89 Kcal (1754 kJ)
Calories from fat	303.25 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	33.69g	63%
Cholesterol	40.89mg	16%
Sodium	6.95mg	0%
Potassium	144.02mg	4%
Total Carbs	28.81g	12%
Sugars	25.3g	122%
Dietary Fiber	2.26g	11%
Protein	5.08g	12%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	1%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	7%
Iron	0.9mg	6%
Calcium	28.9mg	3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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