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CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE LINZER
HEART
A rich
chocolate-raspberry truffle filling highlights this updated Linzertorte.
Crust: 1 cup hazelnuts (about 5 ounces), toasted 2/3 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups sifted all purpose flour 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon ground
ginger 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small
pieces 1 ounce cream cheese, cut into small pieces, frozen 1 large egg,
beaten to blend 1/2 ounce bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped 1 egg
white beaten to blend 1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam
Filling 9
ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room
temperature 3 tablespoons whipping cream 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons
seedless raspberry jam 1 1/2 pint basket raspberries lightly sweetened
whipped cream
For crust: Position rack in lowest third of oven. Set
cookie sheet on rack and preheat to 375 F. Remove bottom from 10 1/2x9
1/2-inch heart-shape tart pan with 1-inch-high sides and removable bottom.
Place bottom on parchment and trace heart shape. Finely chop nuts with
sugar in processor. Add flour, cinnamon, salt, cloves and ginger. Process just
to blend. Add butter and cream cheese to processor. Process until mixture
resembles coarse meal. Add 1 egg and chocolate. Process, using on/off turns,
until large moist clumps form. To form top crust, transfer 1 1/3 cups dough to
pastry bag fitted with no. 4 (3/8-inch diameter) plain tip. Refrigerate
remaining dough. Pipe 7 parallel diagonal lines about 3/4 inch apart across
heart outline on parchment. Pipe border around edge of heart inside traced
line, touching ends of diagonal lines (some dough may be left over in pastry
bag). Freeze 10 minutes. Brush dough with some egg white. Slide parchment
with heart onto heated cookie sheet and bake until crust is golden and edges
are beginning to brown, about 15 minutes. Run long thin spatula between crust
and parchment to loosen crust. Slide parchment with heart-shape crust onto rack
and cool completely. Maintain oven temperature. Return removable bottom to
heart pan. Press remaining dough onto bottom and 3/4 inch up sides of pan,
using plastic wrap if necessary to prevent dough from sticking to hands. Freeze
until dough is firm, about 10 minutes. Brush lightly with egg white. Set
pan on heated cookie sheet and bake until crust is golden brown and sides are
beginning to pull away from pan, about 23 minutes. Spread bottom crust
evenly with 1/3 cup jam. Bake 3 more minutes. Cool crust completely on rack.
For filling: Stir chocolate, butter and cream in heavy medium saucepan
over medium-low heat until chocolate and butter are melted and mixture is
smooth. Mix in 2 tablespoon jam. Cool slightly. Pour filling evenly into bottom
crust; smooth top. Chill until filling is firm, about 30 minutes. Spread
remaining 1/3 cup jam over filling and outer edge of bottom crust. Carefully
place cooled heart-shape top crust atop jam. Press gently to seal. Cover with
foil and refrigerate overnight. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead.) Remove torte
from pan. Transfer to platter. Let stand at room temperature 45 minutes.
Arrange raspberries in row in first space between crust lines. Spoon
whipped cream into pastry bag fitted with small star tip. Pipe row of small
rosettes in second space between crust lines. Continue, alternating rows of
raspberries and whipped cream rosettes between crust lines.
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