Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Chocolate truffle oreo dreamin' (TWD: BwJ)


Our second recipe for the Tuesdays with Dorie: Baking with Julia group was chocolate truffle tartlets. I'd initially intended to make these as a Valentine's treat because, come on, don't they sound perfect and romantic and decadent? But with all of the birthday goodnesses still hanging around, plus Valentine's cookies baked with the kids, I just couldn't introduce another sweet into our house.

Until the weekend, of course! :) I made the tart dough on Saturday night. Having read the helpful comments left in the P&Qs, I knew the tart dough tended to be a bit dry, so even though I cut the recipe in half, I used the full egg yolk and tablespoon of water. The dough was still pretty dry, but eventually it came together. Then it went into the fridge for an overnight rest.

Sunday afternoon, I divided the dough in three and rolled it out for my mini-tart pans. I decided to skip baking the tarts without their bottoms on a bigger sheet pan; I've baked enough tarts in my mini-pans (thanks, NM!) to know that I can get them in and out of the oven okay. The dough rolled out fine and was easy to work with. I chilled the crusts and then baked them for 15 minutes.

I melted the chocolate (60%) and unsalted butter and let the mixture cool while phone calls and birthday party planning distracted me (can't believe my little guy is going to be five this weekend!!!). Then I made the rest of the topping: whipped egg yolks and sugar, combined gently with the chocolate/butter mixture. Finally I added in chopped milk chocolate, white chocolate chips, and Oreos (I didn't have biscotti in the house, but had already purchased Oreos to make mint Oreo ice cream). I divided the filling between my three tart pans; they didn't look set at 10 minutes, and then I got distracted and didn't take them out until almost 15.

The tarts definitely should've come out a few minutes earlier; they were a little dry. Still, this is a winning recipe: we loved the melty chocolately bits and the crunchy bites of cookie. Especially yummy with mint Oreo ice cream! (Good the next day after being in the fridge, too.)

There are four hosts this week, so check their blogs for the recipe: Spike, Jaime, Jessica, and Steph. Check here for links to everyone else's tarts!


18 comments:

  1. oooh, I bet they were seriously good with oreos!

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  2. Oreos would have been delicious.

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  3. I like the idea of oreos in these! I thought these were really delicious and we gobbled them right up!

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  4. I didn't realize you put the Oreos in the tart as well as in the ice cream. Great idea! =) Good luck with all the birthday planning. I'm about to make myself some cupcakes. =)

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  5. Oh, I love the idea of using Oreos! They look great!

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  6. ooooo, Oreos?? What a great idea :)

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  7. I was worried about that dough! For me though, the chilling really firmed it up and brought it together.

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  8. They don't look dry at all. The bits of oreos must have been so tasty and paired with mint oreo ice cream sounds perfect!

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  9. Chocolate oreo cookies in a chocolate tart with a chocolate crust!! PERFECT!!!!

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  10. Hubby liked the idea of oreos. The tartlets look delicious with those little bit of oreo pieces sticking out. It'll be a tough decision what to put in the tarts I make from the frozen dough. I've also seen someone put chopped peanut butter cups in their filling. I dunno about people who eat ice cream in the winter:) Good luck w/ the birthday party!!

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  11. Oreos - what a fun idea! And these definitely needed a shot of ice cream.

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  12. congrats on your little one turning five! your oreo mint ice cream is making me drool! your tarts look good too btw, LOL!!

    Alice @ http://acookingmizer.wordpress.com

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  13. I am getting chocolate tart pangs, just seen Mel's and now yours ! mmm

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  14. Yeah, yeah, yeah, more chocolate...lol. I did make these but I did not get them posted, so am just aiming for a double post with this week. Some weeks are like that. Actually more weeks than not lately. Sigh. You did a fine job and a great post. So fun to have you in this group...you really did belong here in the first place you know. xo

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