Roll out puff pastry to a 20cm square or
he chocolate chip mixture evenly over the dough. Using a pastry cutter
ith a cookie press or pastry bag fitted with a no
For Filling: Coarsely chop chocolate in processor or food grinder.<
MMANDMENT #1: Only Select Great Chocolate. Only use chocolate you like the taste
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Combine 1/2 cup chocolate sauce with ground almonds. Set aside.
Cut 16 stars (4 inches each) from puff pastry. Top 8 stars with chocolate mixture. Brush edges with egg and sandwich together with remaining stars. Press edges together to seal. Brush tops with egg and sprinkle with sugar. Transfer to a baking tray and bake for 12-15 mins, until golden brown.
Serve with ice cream and remaining chocolate sauce.
reak up 4 ounces of chocolate into 1/2-ounce pieces
n cold butter with a pastry blender or with 2 criscrossing
old and stiff.
Thaw pastry 20 minutes; unfold and roll
For pastry: Cut butter into pieces.
ay 1 sheet of puff pastry on a floured board and
imilar to cutting with a pastry cutter.
Stir in the
Rinse fruit in cold water.
Pat dry.
Melt morsels and shortening over hot (not boiling) water, stirring until mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Cool slightly. Dip fruit about halfway into chocolate mixture. Shake off excess or drizzle chocolate from pastry bag filled with small tip, heavy-duty plastic bag with tiny corner snipped off or plastic squeeze bottle with small tip. Place on wax paper lined tray.
Chill for 15 minutes or until coating is set.
ivide chopped pecans and chopped chocolate among pastry-filled tart pans.
Divide
o roll out dough, prepare chocolate filling: In 2-quart saucepan
ver flour mixture.
With pastry blender or two knives used
Combine flour, powdered sugar, baking powder, butter and 1 egg with a pastry blender.
Form into a ball and divide in half. Shape each half into a 12-inch rope and place on a baking sheet. Flatten to 1/8-inch and flute edges as for pie crust.
If handling causes dough to soften, chill 15 minutes before baking.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Bake shortbread 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool.
Gradually add buttermilk and melted chocolate. Sift together flour, baking powder
br>For the filling, combine chocolate, cream and vanilla and melt
side.
Place the puff pastry shells on the prepared cookies