Dubai Chocolate Tart Recipe

Serves: 8 Save

Ingredients (16)

  • 5 3/4 ounces all-purpose flour (160 g; 1 1/4 cups)
  • 3/4 ounces Dutch-processed cocoa powder (21 g; 1/4 cup), sifted
  • 1 3/4 ounce granulated sugar (50 g; 1/4 cup)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume
  • 4 ounces unsalted butter (113 g; 8 tablespoons), melted and cooled slightly
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) room temperature tap water
  • 2 1/2 ounces unsalted butter (70 g; 5 tablespoons), divided
  • 4 ounces (113 g) frozen kataifi dough, thawed and chopped, from one 16-ounce package (see notes)
  • 2 ounces raw pistachios (57 g; about 1/2 cup), chopped, plus more for garnish
  • 10 ounces pistachio cream (285 g; 1 cup), homemade or store-bought
  • 2 ounces tahini (57 g; 1/4 cup)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume
  • 3 ounces bittersweet cacao (85 g; about 1/3 cups), 60% cacao, chopped
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) light corn syrup
  • Flaky sea salt, for topping

Directions

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