Name: Chocolate Nut Dough
Yield: Makes one 10- or 11-inch (25- or 28-cm) tart crust or one 9-inch (23-cm) piecrust
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ⅓ cup sugar; 1 cup all-purpose flour (spoon flour into a dry-measure cup and level off); ⅓ cup (about 1½ ounces/40 grams) whole or slivered almonds; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon cold water; ⅓ cup alkalized (Dutch process) cocoa, sifted after measuring; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 large egg yolk; 1 large egg; 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces

Preparation info

Makes one
10- or 11 inch
tart crust

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Modern Baker

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2008

About

This is a fun recipe to use for any tart or pie with a chocolate filling. Although it’s very similar to the nut variation for Sweet Tart Dough, the proportions are slightly different. I use almonds in this version, but you can substitute walnuts, hazelnuts, or pecans.

Ingredients

⅓ cup (about 1½ ounces/40 grams) whole or slivered almonds

Americas
United States
Pastry
Vegetarian

Method

Combine the almonds and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Pulse repeatedly until the almonds are finely ground.
Scrape down the inside of the bowl with a spatula and pulse 2 to 3 times more.
Add the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt and pulse again to mix.
Add the butter and pulse repeatedly until it is f

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