El rey chocolate banana tart

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup All-purpose flour
1 cup Confectioners sugar
½ cup Almond flour
12 tablespoons Cold unsalted butter, cut
Into small pieces
2 Eggs
Banana filling:
4 Ripe bananas, sliced
4 tablespoons Unsalted butter, cut into
small Pieces
½ cup Dark brown sugar
Chocolate Tart Mixture:
3 ounces El Rey Chocolates Bucare
Bitter
3 tablespoons Unsalted butter
3 Egg yolks
¼ cup Sugar
3 Egg whites

Directions

Make the crust:

Place the flour, sugar and almond flour in the bowl of a heavy-duty mixer. Add the butter, and using the paddle attachment, beat the butter into the dry ingredients until a grainy texture is reached and no lumps of butter are visible. Add the eggs and mix on low speed until a smooth dough forms.

Preferably, chill the dough overnight, or at least 2 hours before rolling out to line a 10-inch tart pan.

Make the banana filling:

Place the sliced bananas into the prepared tart shell. Place the pieces of butter on top of the bananas. Sprinkle with the brown sugar.

Make the tart mixture and assemble: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In the top of a double boiler over hot, not boiling water, melt the chocolate and butter, stirring frequently. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, whip the egg yolks and 1½ tablespoons of the sugar together until the sugar dissolves and the yolks are light in color and texture. In a separate bowl, whip the egg whites until foamy; then while continuing to whip, sprinkle in the remaining sugar and whip until soft peaks form. Fold the yolks into the chocolate mixture. Carefully fold the beaten whites into a chocolate mixture until well combined.

Pour an even layer of the tart mixture over the bananas in the tart shell. Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 20 minutes, or until the crust turns golden-brown. Remove from the oven; let cook slightly. Then carefully remove from the mold. Before serving, warm slightly.

Yield: One 10-inch tart

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