Chocolate and Cheese Tart with Cinnamon

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/3 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup melted lard or unsalted butter
• 5 large eggs
• separated
• 1 egg yolk for brushing top of tart
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup diced candied citron
• 1 pound diced goat cheese
• Confectioners sugar

Instructions

1. To make the pastry, combine the flour and 1 cup of the sugar in a large bowl.
2. Make a well in the center and combine the melted lard or butter and 5 egg yolks in the well.
3. Mix the ingredients into a dough with a wooden spoon.
4. Add a little water if dough is too stiff.
5. Knead the dough on a work surface for 1 minute.
6. Set aside.
7. In a small bowl, combine remaining sugar, the cinnamon, and the cocoa.
8. Set aside.
9. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
10. Butter the bottom and sides of a 10-inch round baking pan.
11. Divide the dough in half.
12. Roll each half of the dough out to a 12-inch circle.
13. Fit 1 circle of dough into the bottom of the pan, letting it come up the sides about 2 inches.
14. Let rest.
15. Beat the egg whites in a bowl until they just begin to stiffen.
16. Add the sugar mixture a scoop at a time, and continue beating the whites until they are stiff.
17. Fold in the candied citron and cheese.
18. Pour the filling into the pastry-lined pan and smooth the top evenly.
19. Cover the mixture with the remaining circle of pastry.
20. Crimp the edges of the dough together.
21. Make a 3/4-inch hole in the center of the top of the tart.
22. Brush the top with the remaining egg yolk.
23. Bake the tart on a baking sheet on the center shelf of the oven for 1 hour or until golden brown.
24. Remove the tart from the oven and let cool on a rack for at least 30 minutes.
25. Dust the tart with confectioners sugar just before serving.