Cookery
Adult classes sponsored by Eves Machine Tools Services
Under 16 classes sponsored by Lichfield Cathedral School
Prize Money All Classes: 1st – £5.00, 2nd – £3.00, 3rd – £1.00
Class 61 Coffee & Walnut Cake – buttercream filling & topping
Class 62 Fruit Cake
Class 63 Lemon Drizzle Cake
Class 64 Jar of Chutney
Class 65 Quiche – any savoury filling
Class 66 Apple Pie – pastry top and bottom
Class 67 French Chocolate Tart – please use recipe below
Class 68 Home infused spirit
Under 16s Only
Class 69 UNDER 16s 6 slices of Rocky Road
Class 70 UNDER 9s 6 chocolate Krispie Cakes
Recipe – French Chocolate Tart
Ingredients
Sweet Pastry
- 85g unsalted butter
- 85g caster sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 175g plain flour
Filling
- 300ml double cream
- 2 level tbsp caster sugar
- 2400g dark chocolate
- 90g unsalted butter
- 100ml milk
Method
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Pastry
Mix butter and sugar together then add egg yolks.
Add flour and mix to bring the dough together in a ball.
Chill for 20 – 30 minutes.
Heat oven to 190C/Fan170C
Roll out pastry and line a loose bottomed 25cm tart tin
Line with greaseproof paper & add baking beans. Bake for 10 minutes.
Remove paper and beans and put back in oven for another 4 – 5 minutes.
Carefully remove pastry from the tin and allow to cool.
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Filling
Place the double cream, sugar & a pinch of salt in a pan and bring to boil.
As soon as the mixture has boiled remove from the heat & add butter and chocolate. Stir until completely melted.
Allow the mixture to cool slightly, stirring in the cold milk until smooth & shiny.
(If it looks split allow to cool a bit more & whisk in a little extra cold milk until smooth).
Put the filling into the pastry shell and allow to cool.
Carefully remove pastry from the tin and allow to cool.
Additional Rules and Guidance Notes
- All entries to be presented on a plate or other appropriate dish
- Items to be covered with a clear covering
- After judging, all entries will be covered in cling film
- Please bear in mind warm weather when choosing ingredients and do not use fresh cream.
Section Organiser:
Sue Gidman, 13 Leofric Close, Kings Bromley, DE13 7JP
Tel: 01543 473106 Email: suegidman@live.co.uk
Judges: Mr Arian Corry & Donna Green
Entry fees: £1.00 per entry (under 16s Free)