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Chocolate-Banana Tarts

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Chocolate-Banana Tarts

Chocolate-Banana Tarts

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Equipment

  • Pie Dish - A round or square glass dish for making perfect chocolate banana tarts, allowing even baking and easy presentation.

  • Silicone Baking Mat - Perfect for lining pie dishes with non-stick properties to simplify the removal of your tart from the pan after baking.

  • Parchment Paper Sheets - Useful for lining baking sheets or tins when preparing banana slices, ensuring they don't stick and facilitating cleanup.

  • Mixer Bowl with Spout - Ideal for combining ingredients smoothly; the spout is helpful for transferring liquids without spilling.

  • High-Speed Hand Blender - Useful for making chocolate ganache or pureeing bananas, ensuring a smooth consistency for your filling.

  • Rubber Spatula - A versatile tool for folding ingredients together gently to prevent overmixing and incorporating air into the batter.

  • Digital Kitchen Scale - Ensures precise measurement of key ingredients, critical for baking accuracy.

  • Sturdy Whisk Set (Hand Mixer) - Useful for whipping cream or eggs as part of the recipe preparation process.

  • Rubber Tap Spreader Tool - Helps evenly distribute chocolate and banana filling in tart shells without causing damage to delicate crust edges.

  • Non-stick Baking Parchment - Offers an alternative non-grease method for lining baking dishes, making cleanup easier.

  • Pie Shield (Styrofoam or Silicone) - Useful in preventing over-browning of the tart crust during baking by protecting it from direct heat.

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons butter, softened

  • 2 tablespoons sugar

  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

  • 1 large egg

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling crust

  • 4 fluted 3-inch tart pans

  • 4 tablespoons uncooked rice or dried beans

  • 3 tablespoon heavy cream

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar

  • 1 medium banana, halved crosswise

  • 3 tablespoon chocolate chips, melted

  • 2 teaspoon packed brown sugar

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Combine butter, sugar and salt in a bowl. Beat in egg, then flour, 1/4 cup at a time, until you get a shaggy dough (it holds together loosely, but it's not smooth or elastic). Dust a surface with flour, transfer dough to surface and, with lightly floured fingers, knead once or twice until a sticky dough forms. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 40 minutes. Divide dough in half; reserve half for Raspberry Marzipan Tarts or freeze, well-wrapped, for another use. Heat oven to 350°F. Divide remaining dough into 4 pieces and, with lightly floured fingertips, press 1 piece into each of 4 fluted 3-inch tart pans, working dough up the sides evenly. (If dough tears on the bottom, smooth dough over hole to close it up.) Prick pastry along bottom with a fork several times. Gently press a small square of foil into each pastry shell (do not press down hard) and top each with 1 tablespoon uncooked rice or dried beans (to prevent pastry from puffing up). Place on a baking sheet; bake 10 minutes. Remove foil and rice from pastry shells; discard. Return crust to oven. Cook until golden, about 9 minutes more. Cool completely.
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Instruction 2

Beat cream with vanilla and granulated sugar until stiff. Beat in half of banana, mashed well, then fold in chocolate. Divide filling among crusts; refrigerate 1 hour. Scatter brown sugar evenly on the bottom of a small nonstick pan, then slice remaining banana half into pan. Heat on low. When banana slices start to sizzle, stir to coat with sugar. When banana slices become translucent around edges, flip them over. Cook until slices are browned and caramelized on both sides. Top each tart with 3 banana slices and serve.
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