It’s Wine and Unwind time! Now that “Hamilton” is up and running and only rehearsing 12 hours a week (in addition to an eight-show a week performance schedule) James has time to bake again. Ahem.
Anyway, this tart was so popular that I barely had time to snap a few pictures before it was gone gone gone. (I did manage to score a tiny slice and it was velvety smooth and delectable. Good thing everyone else devoured it too, or else.)
It’s also gluten-free, so you can serve it to just about anyone. A useful recipe to have in your repertoire in this day and age, no?
Chocolate Macaroon Tart
Ingredients:
10 ounce(s) (soft ) coconut macaroon cookies
1 cup heavy or whipping cream
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur, such as Grand Marnier or Triple Sec
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon confectioners’ sugar
1 navel orange, for garnish
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Using a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom, spray with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In food processor with knife blade attached, pulse macaroons until fine crumbs form. Pour crumbs into prepared pan and press crumbs onto bottom and up side of pan. Bake crust 10 minutes or until golden-brown; cool completely on wire rack (about 30 minutes).
3. In 1-quart saucepan, heat 3/4 cup cream to boiling on medium. Remove from heat. Add chocolate; with wire whisk, whisk until melted and smooth. Stir in liqueur and vanilla. Pour chocolate mixture into tart shell. Refrigerate 2 hours or until set.
4. When ready to serve, in small bowl, combine sugar and remaining cream. With electric mixer on medium speed, beat cream until soft peaks form.
For extra credit:
With vegetable peeler, from orange, remove strips of peel measuring approximately 3″ by 1/2″. With paring knife, scrape off and discard white pith from peel; very thinly slice peel lengthwise. One at a time, wrap each strip around chopstick or pencil and hold 10 to 15 seconds or until curled. Garnish tart with whipped cream and citrus curls.
Lin-Manuel Miranda taking his tart very seriously.
Sidney Harcourt, a member of the Hamilton ensemble, digging in.
The glamor of theater! Thanks Anna Wintour for the Veuve Cliquot!!
The Backstage Baker 
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