Ingredients
1 cup flour, all purpose
1 pastry:
2 tsp sugar, icing
1 oz chocolate, melted (1 square
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 mousse filling:
1/3 cup whipping cream
5 oz chocolate, 5 squares
2 tsp butter
2 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1 garnish:
3 oz chocolate, 3 squares
1 sugar, icing
Directions
You need a 9 1/2" flan pan with a removable bottom to make this
spectacular looking dessert. PASTRY: Combine flour, icing sugar and
1 melted square chocolate. Cut in 1/2 cup softened butter (with pastry
blender or in food processor) till mixture resembles coarse crumbs,
form into ball with hands. Press into bottom and sides of flan ring
pan with removable bottom that has been greased. Chill 1 hour. Bake
at 425F for 10 minutes; cool. MOUSSE FILLING: Bring 1/2 cup
whipping cream to a boil, Add 5 squares chocolate and 2 tbsp butter,
stir until melted. Blend in 2 eggs yolks well, remove from heat. Beat
egg whites till frothy, gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, beating till
stiff peaks form. Gently fold into chocolate mixture; pour into
pastry crust, chill 10 minutes. GARNISH: Shortly before serving,
sprinkle 3 squares (coarsely grated- use a vegetable peeler to make
curls) over mousse. Lay 3 strips of wax paper across flan. Sift icing
sugar over flan; remove wax paper. NB: Don't make or serve this on a
hot day; it will melt. from Baker's Chocolate Source: Baker's
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Servings: 1 servings
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