Lemon-basil tartlet with milk chocolate ganache

Level:
Easy
Makes:
±30 Tartlets

Lemon-basil preserve

Ingredients: Lemon-basil preserve

  • 1 kg
    lemon

Preparation: Lemon-basil preserve

Boil twice for 20 minutes. Remove and leave to cool. Cut into thin slices and remove the seeds

Ingredients: Lemon-basil preserve

  • 1 kg
    sugar
  • 0.7 oz
    fresh basil

Preparation: Lemon-basil preserve

Process the sugar and basil in a blender. Add the lemon slices and leave to rest overnight in the refrigerator

Pour the sugar/lemon mixture in a pan. Cook at 105°C (221°F) or until the preserve sets. Pour into marmalade jars and leave to cool.

Chocolate tartlet shell

Ingredients: Chocolate tartlet shell

  • 11.3 oz
    butter
  • 7.1 oz
    icing sugar

Preparation: Chocolate tartlet shell

Process with a paddle mixer.

Ingredients: Chocolate tartlet shell

  • 3.5 oz
    whole egg(s)

Preparation: Chocolate tartlet shell

Add slowly

Ingredients: Chocolate tartlet shell

Preparation: Chocolate tartlet shell

Add. 

Leave to rest overnight in the refrigerator. Roll out a 2.5 mm thin layer and fill up tartlet shells. Bake for 10 min. at 170°C (338°F).

Milk chocolate ganache

Ingredients: Milk chocolate ganache

  • 10.6 oz
    milk
  • 1 pod(s)
    vanilla
  • 1.1 oz
    invert sugar

Preparation: Milk chocolate ganache

Combine and bring to a boil

Ingredients: Milk chocolate ganache

Preparation: Milk chocolate ganache

Pour the hot milk mixture over the chocolate through a chinois and emulsify

Finishing and presentation

- Place some lemon-basil preserve in a chocolate tartlet shell.

- Pour over the milk chocolate ganache at 30°C (86°F) and leave to set in the refrigerator.

 

Tip: This recipe can also be made with raspberry preserve and a dark chocolate ganache, or with passion fruit preserve and a white chocolate ganache.