Peach And Blackberry Crostata | Dessert Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 4-5 people
- 1 Cup all purpose flour/atta
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- A pinch of salt
- 100 Gm unsalted butter
- ¼ Cup~ ice cold water
- 2-3 ripe peaches
- 10-12 fresh blackberries or plums or 1 Cup fresh blueberries
- ¼ Cup all purpose flour
- ¼ Cup~ brown sugar
- 1 Tsp grated fresh orange zest
- 2 Tbsp fresh unsweetened orange juice
- A pinch of salt
- ¼ Cup diced cold butter
- In a bowl, take the flour
- Add a pinch of salt
- Also add the sugar
- Next add butter and start cutting it into the flour
- Using a pastry cutter or fork ensure butter is mixed into the flour without melting the butter
- Next slowly add ice cold water
- Bring the dough together but do not knead
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes
- Meanwhile in another bowl, add flour and butter
- Also add brown sugar
- Crumble everything together, this is the crumble topping
- Next let's make the crostata filling, wash the peaches and berries lightly
- Halve the peaches, deseed them, and dice them roughly
- Also halve the blackberries
- Add these fruits into a bowl
- Throw in some orange zest and add sugar
- Add a pinch of salt
- Pour little orange juice
- Mix everything carefully and keep aside
- Line a pan with a round parchment paper and grease with butter or baking spray
- Now roll out the crust dough slowly, dust with flour a little
- Roll roughly into a rustic round as shown, not too thick or thin
- Keep the rolling pin at the centre of the rolled out dough, carefully fold, and put in the pan
- Place the fruit mixture in the centre as shown, leaving out the edges
- Carefully lift the edges and fold onto itself to make rustic pie or crostata
- Brush with milk or butter all over
- Spread the crumble topping on top of the expose fruit
- Drizzle a little orange juice over the crumble to keep it moist
- Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200 Deg C for 25-30 minutes or till lightly golden
- Serve with fresh fruits and a scoop of vanilla ice cream
As mentioned earlier make sure the ingredients are cold for the crust
Use any available fresh berries suitable for the filling, strawberries, blackberries and blueberries
Ensure the orange juice is fresh and canned
And finally, adjust sweetness for the filling as per your taste
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/peach-and-blackberry-crostata/
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