TWD: La Palette's Strawberry Tart

I recently read a post by Peabody that I was just reminded of while preparing to write about this week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe because she was talking about the little angel and the little devil on her shoulder. I find myself in a somewhat similar predicament with this week's recipe - La Palette's Strawberry Tart, chosen by Marie of A Year From Oak Cottage. Otherwise known as my new favorite way to eat strawberries!

You see, not too long ago I made the Tarte Noir from Baking From My Home To Yours for my first post over at Blake Makes as a Blake Baker (which, incidentally launched yesterday with a fabulous tutorial on making bread by TWD's very own darlin' Lemon Tartlet Leigh) and had already made Dorie's Sweet Tart Crust. Herein lay my dilemma. All I could think about, all week long was the combination of that crust with chocolate. I couldn't get it out of my head.

So, back to the angels and devils. The angel was telling me "Don't mess with a good thing. It is supposed to be simple and rustic. Just relax and let this recipe be what it is." But, then that little devil kept piping in and saying "Oh, it's just a little change - besides, isn't everything better with chocolate."

Sooo... from the look of the crust you can pretty much tell that it was once again a bit of a draw. I didn't stray toooo much... but, I definitely sidestepped the straight and narrow a bit. I couldn't stop myself from making part of these little tartlets with the Sweet Tart Dough and the other half with the Chocolate Tart Dough in the book. I made a full recipe of each, and if you check back later this week you will be able to see what happens to the rest of the dough.

Since this dough is basically crumbly chunks pressed into the pan it was easy to just randomly press alternating flavors in to create these dual flavored crusts. Which, incidentally, with this creation, I have discovered an emerging pattern of dessert flavor "indecisiveness" happening here - I mean, seriously, between the Dark and White Chocolate Marshmallows, the Black and White Cookies, all the way back to the Dark and White Chocolate with Raspberry Coconut Tarts.

I guess it is some kind of baking disorder I have - can't decide between my flavors - ah, why choose, just have both! As long as the results keep being so good, I don't think I'll be seeking any counseling for it just yet.

Be sure to check out the other Dorie-nator's creations (thanks for the new title CB ; )

Other Tuesdays with Dorie:

French Chocolate Brownies

Pecan Honey Sticky Buns
Madeleines
Florida Pie
Peanut Butter Torte (& Bars) (Our Secret Ingredient)
Fluted Polenta & Ricotta Cake
Bill's Big Carrot Cake
Marshmallows - Dark & White Chocolate (Our Secret Ingredient)
Chocolate Gooey Cakes
Pecan Sour Cream Biscuits