Dark Chocolate Tart, Cherries, And Almond Whipped Cream

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14 Ingredients

• 1 cup plus 2 tbsp. pastry or all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 7 Tbsps unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-in. cubes
• 1 piece (1 in.) vanilla bean
• 1 large egg yolk mixed with 1 1/2 tsp. milk
• 7 ozs top-quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup whipping cream
• 1/3 cup half-and-half
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 lb pitted cherries, preferably tart
• 2 to 5 tbsp. organic granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 3/4 tsp almond extract or 1 1/2 tsp. amaretto