Walnut Tartlets with Chocolate Ganache Filling

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Walnut Tartlets with Chocolate Ganache Filling
Yield: Makes 30 tartlets
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Ingredients:
Chocolate Leaves (recipe follows)

1/2
cup walnut halves, toasted

1
cup all-purpose flour

1/4
cup sugar

1
tablespoon grated lemon peel

1/3
cup butter or margarine, cut into pieces

1
egg, lightly beaten

Chocolate Ganache (recipe follows)



Preparation:
1.
Prepare Chocolate Leaves. Set aside.

2.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Place walnuts in food processor. Process using on/off pulsing action until walnuts are finely chopped, but not pasty.

3.
Reserve 2 tablespoons walnuts. Place remaining walnuts in medium bowl. Add flour, sugar and lemon peel; blend well. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in egg with fork until mixture holds together.

4.
Spoon 2 teaspoonfuls mixture into ungreased mini-muffin cups. Press dough onto bottom and up side of each cup with fingers.

5.
Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes in pan. Remove shells from pans. Cool completely on wire racks.

6.
Prepare Chocolate Ganache. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon ganache into each shell. Sprinkle reserved 2 tablespoons chopped nuts evenly over shells. Gently push chocolate leaf into each shell.

7.
Store tightly covered in refrigerator up to 1 week.





This recipe appears in: Pies & Tarts