Chocolate and Pear Tartlet
Ingredients
Tartlet base
Chocolate filling
Poached pears
Instructions
Tartlet base
  1. Mix all the ingredients together (either by hand or in a food processor) until the mixture forms a ball.
  2. Cover and chill for at least 15 minutes.
  3. Roll out 4 to 5mm and prick the tart bases.
  4. Preheat the oven at 175° C.
Chocolate filling
  1. eat the butter and sugar together.
  2. Add the eggs and mix well.
  3. In a saucepan, heat the cream to a boil.
  4. Pour the cream on top of the chocolate (preferably chopped in a separate bowl).
  5. Mix the chocolate and cream together until the chocolate has completely melted. The mixture needs to be smooth and shiny.
  6. Add the chocolate mixture to the eggs, sugar and butter.
  7. Mix the mixture one more time.
  8. Add the flour and hazelnuts, and mix well.
Poached pears
  1. In a saucepan, add 1 litre of water, 4 tbsp of birch sugar and the vanilla.
  2. Peel the pears et add them whole into the mixture.
  3. Heat over medium heat and cover.
  4. Once boiled, let it cook for 10-15 mins until the pears are cooked. Be careful, the pears still need to be firm.
Assembling the tartlets
  1. Place the chocolate filling at the bottom of each tartlet.
  2. Cut the pears and place them on top of the chocolate filling.
  3. Bake for 12 to 15′, until the dough is cooked.
  4. Allow to cool and unmould.