Papaya-cream cheese tart with macadamia nuts and choc sauce
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Flour |
| 6 | ounces | Very cold unsalted butter -- inch cubes |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Sugar |
| ⅓ | cup | Cold water |
| 12 | ounces | Cream cheese |
| 4 | ounces | Heavy whipping cream -- |
| Whipped to soft peak | ||
| ½ | cup | Powdered sugar |
| ½ | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 1 | Very ripe papaya, peeled -- | |
| Cut in 1/4\" slices | ||
| ½ | cup | Peach glaze, melted |
| ½ | cup | Macadamia nuts -- toasted |
| 8 | ounces | Bitter chocolate |
| 8 | ounces | Semisweet chocolate |
| 2½ | cup | Heavy cream |
| 4 | tablespoons | Warm water |
Directions
STEP ONE: Prepare the Tart Shell-- Sift together the flour, salt, and sugar. Coat butter cubes with the flour mixture and water and knead until malleable, but not homogeneous. (The amount of water given is approximate; adjust the amount used according to the dough's consistency.) Leave bits of plain butter, otherwise the dough becomes too elastic. Gently roll dough to ¼-inch thickness and lay onto a tart pan. Trim edges and poke bottom of pastry with a fork. Bake in oven at 350 degrees F for about ten minutes or until tart shell browns slightly. Chill.
STEP TWO: Prepare Cream Cheese Filling-- Whip whipping cream until it forms soft peaks. In a mixer, beat cream cheese until it becomes fluffy. Fold in whipped cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. Set aside.
STEP THREE: Assemble Tart-- Fill tart shell with cream cheese mixture.
Arrange papaya slices in a pinwheel design over the top of the cream cheese. Place macadamia nuts in center of tart. With a pastry brush, coat top of tart with peach glaze. Refrigerate for ½ hour before serving.
STEP FOUR: Prepare Chocolate Sauce-- Heat bitter chocolate, semisweet chocolate, heavy cream, and warm water in a saucepan, stirring frequently, until sauce is a smooth consistency.
STEP FIVE: To Serve-- Slice tart into 8 pieces. Drizzle chocolate sauce onto plate and place one piece of tart on each plate.
Recipe By : Mark Haugen of Tejas, Minneapolis, MN File