Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Dessert has been my shortcoming as a home cook. The measuring, the precision, and attention to detail are all things I struggle with. Today I go by flow and feel, roll with the punches, and make a Chocolate Hazelnut Tart from Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook. Comment down below any thoughts you have!

📔 Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: amzn.to/3ZEgYr3
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📚 Chapters
00:00 - Redemption: Chocolate Tart
00:43 - Prepping The Tart Shell
02:09 - Nut Butter Improvization
04:35 - Comment Of The Week!

🍎 Ingredients For Tart Shell
• 1 cup / 120 g. pastry flour
• ½ cup / 120 g. sugar
• fat pinch of kosher salt
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup / 125 g. butter

🫕 Equipment For Tart Shell
• whisk
• large metal bowl
• pastry cutter
• rolling pin
• sharp knife
• 9 inch tart shell pan, removable bottom

🍎 Ingredients For Filling
• 8 oz. / 225 g. dark chocolate , chopped
• 3 oz. / 75 g. unsalted butter
• 2 cups / 450 ml. heavy cream
• 2 egg yolks
• 5 oz. / 140 g. hazelnuts

🫕 Equipment For Filling
• medium stainless-steel mixing bowl
• small pot
• rubber spatula

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