Dark Chocolate & Salted Caramel Pie

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deb-in-mi

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Made this recipe from Cenk Sönmezsoy (of the blog Cafe Fernando) and it was absolutely scrumptious and easy too (although there were several steps). I didn't let my caramel go quite as long as he did (I stopped around 360F versus his 383F.

It looked better than the pic I posted but I am a lousy photographer.

Many thanks to Paul for once again hand holding me through the upload process! And for his wonderful photo upload solution

https://recipeswap.org/fun/wp-content/uploads/swap-photos/Dark-Chocolate-Caramel-Tart.jpg

 
Damn, girl. I have the book (Interlibrary loan...all the way up from Broward, FL!)

right in front of me and your photo is spot-on!

I noticed you didn't add the 1/2 tsp of Maldon salt as he does...and a step I would have skipped as well. Not really my thing, but friends love my coated caramels with Maldon. Go figure.

So...I did a Deb last night. Picked up the book from the library in the afternoon and then read it for an HOUR in bed. Funny...I was renaming the chapter sections after people here when a recipe reminded me of them

SallyBR and Michelle were the entire macaron sector.
Richard in Cincinnati was the cordial section (Esin Giz's Sour Cherry Liqueur = Richard's Sour Cherry Liqueur; Esin Giz's Elderflower Cordial = Richard's Elderlfower Cordial.)
Traca was the ice cream section
You (Deb) were leaping across sections: cookies, brownies and a few cakes
CathyZ and Cyn were the brownie queens.
Jam queens were mistral, darice, Barb in VA, Tess and more.

I haven't quite figured out what to make first, but Cyn just sent me three aromatic vanilla beans and, by the way, did you notice HOW MANY VANILLA BEANS HE USES IN THIS BOOK! And he buys his in Paris. There has GOT to be a tax write-off for this kind of stuff.

 
Aw....you are too kind!

Hubby's not crazy over caramel to begin with nor salt on his sweets so I was restrained:) I like a little; not a lot!

Next up I'm going to try his chocolate mousse - it (like everything else he makes) looks divine.

 
I have four nicely rotten bananas so I'm going for the banana muffins and bought

Granny smiths to make the Applely Applest Apple cake or whatever he called it.

I'm also tempted with that chocolate bundt cake...oh, and the raspberry birthday cake. I have until 4/20 to enjoy the book.

 
I'm keeping my copy for as long as I can....

yumm to all the recipes you selected!!

Please report out as you make each one!

 
Banana muffins are good...not exceptional. They look exactly like the ones in the book

The mounds of walnuts on the top are beautiful, but I'm not that crazy about simple toasted walnuts. I mean, I'm not going to sit and eat them out of hand, so while they look great, I'd have preferred toasted walnuts inside with the batter.

Either the chocolate cake or the raspberry one is next.

 
OOOOOhhh la laaaa! That looks very similar to...

the Chocolate Chiboust Tart that I used to buy at François Payard in Manhattan. They don't make it any more. Hello???

I cannot wait to try this!!!!

 
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