Chocolate Tart

Method

• step 1

  Put the flour and salt in a large bowl and add the cubes of butter.

• step 2

  Use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour until you have a mixture that resembles coarse breadcrumbs with no large lumps of butter remaining. Try to work quickly so that it does not become greasy.

• step 3

  Using a knife, stir in just enough of the cold water to bind the dough together.

• step 4

  Shape the dough into an oven proof tart dish, or two 20cm round cake tins. And blind bake for 5 minutes, either using baking beans or something heavy and oven proof to weigh the pastry down to prevent bubbles.

• step 5

  Meanwhile melt the chocolate in a pan with the cream stirring continuously (careful not to burn the chocolate).

• step 6

  Once the pastry has been baked, add the melted chocolate and bake for 15 minutes.

• step 7

  Once cooked, leave to cool for 15 minutes in the fridge.

• step 8

  Once cooled, serve either on it's own, or with some delicious strawberries (or fruit of your choice) and ice cream (or some single cream poured over the top). Tuck in & enjoy.