Hazelnut and Chocolate Pithiviers

Ingredients

• 1 17 ¼-ounce package frozen puff pastry sheets (2 sheets), thawed
• 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• ½ cup sugar
• ¾ cup hazelnuts (about 3 ounces), toasted, husked, finely ground
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
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• • 1 ¾ ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, cut into small pieces

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut 1 pastry sheet into 9 1/2-inch-diameter round. Transfer to heavy large cookie sheet; chill. 2. Using electric mixer, cream butter and sugar in medium bowl until fluffy. Mix in nuts, flour and vanilla. Mix in 1 egg. Spread filling evenly over chilled pastry round, le...

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