Milk Chocolate Pepper Vodka Tart

Big Smile!  Now I have never been brave enough to try this recipe myself. I mean.... chocolate, bell peppers and vodka...... really?? But I'm hoping some of my readers will be brave enough to combine these ingredients and post a comment about how it tastes. 

Ingredients

Crust

• ½ cup sugar 
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter 
• 1 egg 
• ½ teaspoon vanilla 
• 2½ cups (12 ounces) bread flour 
• 2 roasted red bell pepper, packed in oil

Filling

• 10 ounces milk chocolate, cut into pieces
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup pepper vodka
• 1¼ cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1¼ cups (6 ounces) bread flour

Topping

• 1 pint heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup (4 ounces) confectioners' sugar
• ¼ cup pepper vodka
• 12 ounces white chocolate, melted
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg

Procedure

Crust

1. Place sugar, butter, egg and vanilla in a mixing bowl, and mix at low speed until combined.
2. Add flour and mix until incorporated; do not over mix.
3. Set the dough on a floured cookie pan and press flat.
4. Refrigerate until firm enough to roll out, 45 minutes to an hour.
5. After making filling, line an 11-inch cake pan with the crust.
6. Line the bottom of the unbaked tart shell with a single thin layer of red bell peppers that have been wiped free of most of the oil.

Filling

1. Melt chocolate and butter over low heat in a saucepan.
2. Stir in vanilla.
3. Take off the heat and add pepper vodka and let cool slightly.
4. While the chocolate mixture is cooling, whip the sugar and eggs until light and fluffy.
5. Fold into cooled chocolate mixture.
6. Sift the flour into this mixture, making sure there are no lumps.
7. Preheat oven to 350°F.
8. Pour chocolate mixture on top of red bell pepper layer, leaving ¾ inch at the top of pan.
9. Bake for about 20 minutes. The center should be soft, similar to a pumpkin pie when it is done.
10. Let cool before taking it out of the pan.
11. Refrigerate overnight before cutting.

Topping

1. Whip cream and confectioners' sugar until peaks are thick, then slowly whip in vodka.
2. When vodka is completely mixed in, add melted white chocolate while whisking.
3. Refrigerate for 4 hours.
4. Top each piece with plenty of whipped cream, sprinkle lightly with nutmeg and enjoy.

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Resources: gone-ta-pott.com / wikipedia / freedictionary / milkchocolateday / recipes / license

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Holidays To Remember

• National Milk Chocolate Day / every July 29
• National Vodka Day / October 4
• National Pepper Month / November
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