Salted Caramel and Chocolate Tart
"Although elegantly simple in appearance, this tart is anything but when it hits your taste buds. Each bite hosts a myriad of flavors and textures thanks to the layers of tender crust, toasted pecans, smooth caramel, and rich ganache. A touch of salt and a scattering of pecans is all it needs to “gild the lily.” ..."
INGREDIENTS
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6 tablespoons (85g) soft unsalted butter
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1/4 cup (50g) sugar
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon espresso powder optional; for more robust chocolate flavor
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3 tablespoons (17g) Double-Dutch Dark Cocoa or other Dutch-process cocoa
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3/4 cup (92g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
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1/2 cup (43g) pecan meal or almond flour
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about 1 3/4 cups (496g) [product-link]caramel from a block[/product-link] cut into 1/2" pieces*
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2 tablespoons (28g) heavy cream
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/3 cup (47g) pecans toasted and chopped
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1/2 cup (113g) heavy cream
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1 cup (170g) Belcolade bittersweet disks or other dark chocolate (disks or chopped from a block)
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1/3 cup (47g) pecans toasted and chopped
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[product-link]Maldon sea salt[/product-link] or other flaked sea salt
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