Sure it’s the start of the week, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t plan on popping on those baking mitts!
If you’re planning to treat yourself at all this week, make sure you give this amazing white chocolate tart a go.
Perfect for entertaining, the glorious tart will have guests begging for more (or alternatively save the slices for you! Go on, you deserve it).
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Serves 10
Ingredients
- 250g (9oz) sweet shortcrust pastry
- 2x150g bars cooking white chocolate
- 150ml (1/4pt) canned coconut milk
- 5ml (1tsp) lemon extract
For the decoration:
- 25g (1oz) desiccated coconut, toasted
- 25g (1oz) white chocolate
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C Fan, Gas Mark 6). On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry to fit a 2cm (3/4inch) deep, 23cm (9 inch) diameter loose-bottomed, fluted flan tin. Trim the pastry, line a piece of baking parchment and fill the centre with baking beans or raw rice.
2. Put the tin on a baking tray and bake for 10 minutes. Carefully remove the paper and the beans or rice, prick the base and return to the oven for 7-8 minutes to lightly brown the pastry. Leave to cool then carefully remove from the tin and place on a serving plate.
3. Using a vegetable peeler, shave off small pieces (approx. 25g) of the White Chocolate and put aside for decoration.
4. Break the remaining white chocolate into a large heatproof bowl. Put the bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water and leave to melt. Remove the bowl from the pan of water and leave aside for 10 minutes to cool.
5. Stir in the coconut milk and Sicilian lemon extract and mix well. Pour into the pastry case and chill for at least 2 hours to set.
6. To decorate, sprinkle the top with toasted coconut and the White Chocolate shavings you reserved earlier. Serve immediately.
Note: for an alternative flavour, use Dr. Oetker Milk or Dark Fine Cooks’ Chocolate and replace the Sicilian Lemon Extract with Madagascan Vanilla Extract. The coconut milk can be replaced with double cream if preferred.
Recipe courtesy of the folks at Dr Oetker
