Chocolate Truffle Tart

Name: Chocolate Truffle Tart
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients: 1 , large egg yolk; 2 tablespoons, heavy cream; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour (6 1/4 ounces/177 grams), plus more for dusting work surface; 3/4 cup, confectioners' sugar (3 ounces/85 grams); 1/4 cup, Dutch-processed cocoa (3/4 ounce/21 grams); 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 10 tablespoons, cold unsalted butter (1 1/4 sticks), cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1 1/2 pounds (680 grams), high-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 2 cups, heavy cream; 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), at room temperature, cut into 12 pieces; 2 tablespoons, Cognac

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SERVES 10 to 12

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