Milky Way Tart

Name: Milky Way Tart
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 20 min
Yield: 6 tartlets, 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch process); 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch process); 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature; 1/2 cup powdered sugar, plus; 2 tablespoons powdered sugar; 1 large egg yolk; 3 1/2 ounces high-quality milk chocolate, chopped; 2 cups heavy whipping cream, divided; 1/4 cup unsalted butter; 1/2 cup sugar, plus; 2 tablespoons sugar; 3 tablespoons water; unsweetened cocoa powder (for dusting)

Submitted by DoubleAs Mom

"This is such a yummy dessert. I got this recipe from my mother-in-law and I believe that she got it from epicurious.com. It is a bit time consuming but well worth it. Cook time includes chill time."

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Ready In:: 6hrs 20mins
Ingredients:: 15
Yields:: 6 tartlets
Serves:: 6

ingredients

Crust
³⁄₄ cup all-purpose flour, plus
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch process)
2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch process)
¹⁄₂ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
¹⁄₂ cup powdered sugar, plus
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 large egg yolk
Filling
3 ¹⁄₂ ounces high-quality milk chocolate, chopped
2 cups heavy whipping cream, divided
¹⁄₄ cup unsalted butter
¹⁄₂ cup sugar, plus
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons water
unsweetened cocoa powder (for dusting)

directions

Make crust:
Whisk flour and cocoa in medium bowl.
Beat butter and powdered sugar in another medium bowl until well blended. Beat in yolk. Add flour mixture in 2 additions, beating just until blended. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 2 hours.
Divide dough into 6 equal pieces. Press each onto bottom and up sides of 4 1/2-inch-diameter tartlet pan with removable bottom. Refrigerate crusts 1 hour or freeze 30 minutes. (This can be made as one big tart in a regular sized circle or rectangular tart pan)
Preheat oven to 375°F Bake cold crusts until set and dry-looking, about 12 minutes, pressing with back of spoon if bubbles form. Cool crusts in pans. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; store at room temperature.
Make filling:
Place milk chocolate in medium bowl.
Bring 1 1/2 cups cream to simmer in small saucepan. Pour hot cream over chocolate; let stand 1 minute, then whisk until melted and smooth.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold, at least 4 hours or overnight.
Combine remaining 1/2 cup cream and butter in small saucepan and stir over medium heat until butter melts; remove from heat.
Combine sugar and 3 tablespoons water in heavy small saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil without stirring until color is deep amber, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan, about 8 minutes.
Immediately add hot cream-butter mixture (mixture will bubble vigorously). Remove from heat and stir until any caramel bits dissolve. Transfer caramel to small bowl and chill until slightly firm (semi-soft), stirring often, about 40 minutes.
Spoon caramel into center of baked crusts (about 2 generous tablespoons for each crust). Set aside.
Using electric mixer, beat chilled milk chocolate-cream mixture until peaks form; spoon atop caramel in crusts, dividing equally (about 1/2 cup for each crust) and spreading evenly. Chill at least 2 hours.
DO AHEAD: Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.
Remove tartlets from pans. Lightly sift cocoa powder over tartlets and serve.

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DoubleAs Mom

I am a stay at home mom of two wonderful little boys, Alex and Andrew. Cooking and Baking are my two favorite hobbies, and it's a good thing because I do it a lot!! My husband can be somewhat picky so when I find a recipe that he likes, it immediately goes into my "keeper" file. I'm a big believer in cooking healthy meals that are both good for you AND delicious. Don't get me wrong, I do love a good dessert, as you can see by my chocolate marshmallow brownie recipe!!! But everyone deserves to splurge every now and then. It's just all about moderation. I also enjoy staying fit by doing aerobics and yoga. I enjoy reading, hanging out with my family, boating and riding my bicycle. <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/adoptedspring08.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Iwasadopted.jpg">

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