RECIPE: Rec: Chocolate Crostatas with Marmalade and Candied Orange Peel

RECIPE:

dianncy1964

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I made this today~ so so easy, DELICIOUS with a Capital "D" and the Candied Orange Peel is awesome~ sort of tastes like the orange-shaped chocolate candy oranges

I got this recipe from Ever day Italian

Chocolate Crostatas with Marmalade

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/3 cup sugar

1 Tablespoon grated orange peel

1/2 teaspoon salt

10 Tablespoons (1 1/4sticks) cold unsalted butter

Ice water

1 1/2 cups marmalade or apricot preserves

Candied Orange Peel

Directions

• Line a heavy large baking sheet with parchment paper.

• Mix the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, orange peel, and salt in a food processor.

• Add the butter. Blend until clumps form.

• Add 2 tablespoons of ice water and blend.

• Add more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough forms.

• Turn the dough out onto a work surface and knead briefly to form a smooth dough.

• Gather the dough into a ball then divide the dough into 8 equal pieces. Flatten each piece into a disk.

• Press 1 dough piece on the prepared baking sheet into a 4 1/2-inch round.

• Spoon 1 generous tablespoon of the marmalade into the center of the round.

• Fold the dough border in to form a 3-inch round and allow the center of the crostata to remain uncovered.

• Pleat loosely and pinch the dough to seal any cracks.

• Repeat with the remaining dough pieces and marmalade, spacing the crostatas evenly apart.

• Cover and refrigerate the crostatas until they are cold, at least 45 minutes and up to 4 hours.

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

• Bake the crostatas until the crusts are set, about 18 minutes.

• Cool for 10 minutes.

• Slide a metal spatula under the crusts to free the crostatas from the baking sheet.

• Garnish with the candied orange peel and serve warm.

Candied Orange Peel

Ingredients

* 1 large navel orange

* 3/4 cup sugar

* 1/2 cup water

* 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

• Using a vegetable peeler, cut the orange part of the peel from the stem end of the orange down to the navel end, forming long 3/4 to 1-inch-wide strips.

• Bring a heavy small saucepan of water to a boil.

• Add the peels and cook for 1 minute.

• Drain and then rinse the peels under cold water.

• Repeat cooking the peels in the saucepan with fresh boiling water and rinsing under cold water.

• Stir the sugar and 1/2 cup of fresh water in a heavy small saucepan over medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves.

• Bring to a boil.

• Add the orange peels and simmer over medium-low heat until tender, about 15 minutes.

• Using tongs, transfer the peels to a sheet of parchment paper to dry slightly, about 1 hour.

• Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper.

• Stir the chocolate in a small bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water until melted and smooth.

• Dip 1 1/2-inches of each candied orange peel into the chocolate then place them on the prepared baking sheet and refrigerate until the chocolate is set, about 15 minutes.

 
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