Recreation- Salted Caramel and Peanut Tart

Recreation post time :D
Hello amazing readers, as I have mentioned before I like to try and recreate some foods that I enjoy.
For this post I am recreating the Salted Caramel and Peanut Tart that I had at Pattison's Patisserie. 
Grab your aprons and follow me on my journey in creating this delicious tart.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of salted peanuts (skin on or off, doesn't matter)
• 1 3/4 cups of plain flour
• 225 grams of unsalted butter (cut into cubes)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons of brown sugar
• 1 egg (large size) - and free range please :D
• 2 cans of sweetened condensed milk
• 4 tablespoons of golden syrup
• 150 grams of dark chocolate (40% or higher)
• 100 ml of thickened cream
• One pinch of flaked salt (I used an amazing black salt from Cyprus that I bought at the markets)  

The Very Pretty Pattison's Patisserie

Pattison's is a bakery franchise that I have seen slowly popping up all around Sydney. This particular Pattison's fortunately or unfortunately for me (depending on how you look at it) is located at my local shopping center. So as I drag my super heavy grocery bags across the shopping center, this is the beautiful oasis that greets my eyes every time (strategically located outside Woolworths) .
The allure of the perfectly shinny windows, the colourful desserts and seductive lighting is just too much! Of course I have to go in and satisfy my cravings.

So.... of course by now I have been there multiple times... and I have decided to document one of my trips to Pattison's for everyone.

The Beginning

As a teenager a question that always came to mind was, how do you know when you're in love? Well as time went by (not too much time mind you) I found the answer… Love is unconditional; it is something you cannot get out of your head or heart. You almost live and breathe it, planning your day or life around it. Not because you have to but because you want to. With this answer, I knew at once my love was... food (Oh and of course my other half (bf) - he kindly reminded me of himself when he read my draft haha). Back to my story - Armed with this igniting passion, I decided that sitting in a lecture room, with words of psychology echoing off the walls was not for me. With only half of a psychology degree under my belt, I decided to finish early to pursue my love for food. As cliche as this may sound; You have one life , one chance to do it all, so why not do something you love. Break away from what your supposed to and enter into what you want to.

My goal with this blog is not for publicity or fame, it is simply to share with everyone why food is so important to me.
Over the course of my journey I will try and post something every week, sharing my culinary experiences.On a small side note: I am obsessed with all things sweet and sticky, so if you often find that I have skipped straight to dessert that is why.
I also love trying to recreate dishes that I like in restaurants, so keep an eye out for my recreation posts :)

Everyone grab your taste buds and join me on this journey with my love and I.

Love always Mel x