Nutmeg, orange and chocolate tart with crème pâtissière – Food & Home Magazine

Nutmeg, orange and chocolate tart with crème pâtissière – Food & Home Magazine

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Nutmeg, orange and chocolate tart with crème pâtissière is wonderfully elegant. This slightly spiced shell is dreamy with rich crème pâtissière.

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Ingredients

  • <h3>Nutmeg, orange and chocolate shortcrust pastry</h3>
  • 240g (2 cups) flour
  • 50g (½ cup) cocoa powder
  • 45ml (3 tbsp) castor sugar
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 10ml (2 tsp) nutmeg, grated
  • zest of 3 oranges
  • 250g (1½ cups) unsalted butter, cubed
  • <h3>Crème pâtissière</h3>
  • 900ml full-cream milk
  • 7 large egg yolks
  • 165g castor sugar
  • 60g (½ cup) plain flour
  • 60g cornflour
  • 2 vanilla pods or 30ml (2 tbsp) vanilla paste
  • 450ml double-thick cream
  • a punnet of fresh cranberries, for topping
  • 3 – 4 fresh figs, for topping
  • fresh mint leaves, to garnish

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