Orange Custard Tart with Chocolate Shortbread Crust

Name: Orange Custard Tart with Chocolate Shortbread Crust
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: For Chocolate Shortbread Crust:; 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup Dutch-processed unsweetened cocoa; Pinch of salt; For Orange Custard:; 2/3 cup sugar; 3 large egg yolks; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 4 teaspoons grated orange zest; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 2/3 cups whole milk; 1 cup chilled heavy cream; bittersweet chocolate shavings

Orange Custard Tart with Chocolate Shortbread Crust was pinched from <a href="http://www.cooking.com/Recipes-and-More/recipes/orange-custard-tart-with-chocolate-shortbread-crust-recipe-6139.aspx" target="_blank">www.cooking.com.</a>

"The chocolate dough, which is similar to shortbread, gets pressed into the tart pan and baked blind (unfilled). The crust is then spread with a creamy orange custard and topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings...."

INGREDIENTS

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For Chocolate Shortbread Crust:

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10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

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2/3 cup confectioners' sugar

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1 cup all-purpose flour

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1/3 cup Dutch-processed unsweetened cocoa

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Pinch of salt

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For Orange Custard:

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2/3 cup sugar

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3 large egg yolks

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3 tablespoons cornstarch

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4 teaspoons grated orange zest

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1/4 teaspoon salt

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1 2/3 cups whole milk

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1 cup chilled heavy cream

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bittersweet chocolate shavings

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