A decadant tart with just a hint of chocolate and delcious sweet, fresh berries
Omit the egg from the pastry and use dairy free butter and whippable cream for a vegan version
Serve and eat immediately
100g plain flour
50g cold butter
1 small egg
1 tablespoon icing sugar
100g dark chocolate
100ml double cream
1-2 tablespoons caster sugar
A few drops of vanilla essence
300g strawberries
Cocoa powder
Put the flour and diced butter in a bowl and rub with your fingertips until the two ingredients come together into a breadcrumb-like consistency Add the egg and icing sugar and mix well into a dough. If the mix is too wet, add more flour. If too dry, add a little water Roll out the dough and cut into four discs, each the size that will line a 10cm tartlet tin. Line with parchment and place a handful of baking beans on top. Heat the oven to 180oC and bake for 15 minutes Remove the parchment and baking beans and leave to cool Melt the chocolate and spread thinly over the inside of each pastry case Whisk the double cream with the sugar and vanilla essence until firm then divide between the chocolate lined pastry cases Finally, top the tarts with some sliced strawberries and a sprinkling of cocoa powder