Milk Chocolate-Pistachio Tart

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Milk Chocolate-Pistachio Tart
Photo: Johnny Miller
Prep Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
3 hrs
Servings:
10
Yield:
1 9-inch tart

You'll find pistachios everywhere in this dessert -- embedded in the crust, in a paste layered beneath the milk-chocolate filling, and in a dusted coating on top. Martha prepared this recipe in Episode 501 of "Martha Bakes."

Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil cooking spray, for pan

For the Crust

  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour, plus more for surface

  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

  • cup unsalted shelled pistachios, chopped

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature

  • ¼ cup sugar

  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the Pistachio Paste

  • ½ cup unsalted shelled pistachios, preferably Sicilian

  • ¼ cup sugar

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • 1 teaspoon safflower oil

For the Filling

  • 5 ounces milk chocolate, chopped

  • ½ cup heavy cream

  • ¼ cup whole milk

  • 1 large egg, beaten

  • Garnish: finely chopped pistachios (optional)

Directions

  1. Coat a 9-inch fluted round tart pan with a removable bottom with cooking spray. Make the crust: Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, chopped pistachios, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Beat butter on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add sugar, and beat until pale, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low, and add vanilla, then flour mixture; beat until just combined and dough holds together when pressed between 2 fingers. Press dough into a disk, and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.

  2. Roll out dough to an 11-inch round, 1/4 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Press dough into bottom and up sides of tart pan. Trim excess dough flush with edges of pan using a knife. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 325 degrees.

  3. Bake until firm, about 30 minutes. Let cool completely; reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.

  4. Meanwhile, make the pistachio paste: Pulse pistachios, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a food processor until mixture begins to clump together. Add oil, and pulse until smooth and pastelike. Spread evenly into bottom of cooled tart shell, pressing firmly with the bottom of a measuring cup until flat and smooth.

  5. Make the filling: Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Heat cream and milk in a saucepan over medium heat until almost boiling; pour over chocolate. Let stand for 2 minutes. Slowly whisk until smooth. Let cool for 10 minutes. Stir in egg until combined. Place tart shell on a baking sheet, and pour in filling. Bake until just set, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool. Garnish with finely chopped pistachios.

Cook's Notes

Dough can be frozen for up to 1 month. Thaw before using.

Cook's Notes

On "Martha Bakes," Martha rolled out her dough between two sheets of plastic wrap.

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