Food Groups T&T Sweet treat- Chocolate Tartlets

Host Wendy Foncette and Chef Selwyn Wickham take you through the steps of making a wonderful sweet treat : Chocolate tartlets.

Pate Sucre- Cookie dough.

7.5 0z Butter

3 oz Powdered sugar

Pinch of salt

i tsp orange peel or lemon zest

Vanilla or almond extract.

3 oz beaten egg (one egg)

12 oz Flour.

Procedure:

1] Cream together butter, sugar, salt, lemon zest or orange peel and vanilla until smooth and pale.

2]Add the eg a little at a time until fully incorporated.

3] Add flour, with plastic scraper blend in side dough.

4] Wrap in plastic film and chill until hard.

Chocolate ganache:

1] 1 lb dark medium sweet chocolate

2] 12 oz heavy cream.

Procedure:

Bring cream to a boil, add chocolate and mix well (do not whip).

Remove from heat and allow to stand for ten minutes.

Recipe by Chef Selwyn Wickham: Central School of Culinary Arts. 388-3263

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