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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (258g)

Recipe makes 6 servings

Calories 598
Calories from Fat 352 (58%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 39.2g 60%
Saturated Fat 24.4g 121%
Monounsaturated Fat 10.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.7g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 101mg 33%
Sodium 224mg 9%
Potassium 289mg 8%
Total Carbohydrate 58.8g 19%
Dietary Fiber 3.4g 13%
Sugars 23.5g
Protein 6.0g 12%

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Summer Fruit Crostata(Ina Garten)

Recipe #380874 | 45 min | 20 min prep | add private note
Sharon123

By: Sharon123
Jul 9, 2009

From the Barefoot Contessa At Home cookbook. She says her friends George Germon and Johanne Killeen had it in their cookbook, Cucina Simpatica, made with apples. She decided to try her own variation with summer fruit. It's juicy and makes a sweet and perfect light summer dessert! Enjoy!

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Pastry(makes 2 crostatas)

Filling

Directions

  1. 1
    Pastry:.
  2. 2
    Place flour, sugar, and salt in food processor. Pulse a few times to combine. Add butter and toss quickly with your fingers to coat each cube of butter with the flour. Pulse 12-15 times till butter is size of peas.
  3. 3
    With motor running, add the ice water all at once through the feed tube. Pulse a few more times to combine, but stop just before the dough comes together.
  4. 4
    Turn dough out onto a well floured board, roll into a ball, cut in half, and form into 2 flat disks. Wrap disks in plastic wrap and chill for at least an hour in fridge.
  5. 5
    If you want only one crostata, freeze the second one.
  6. 6
    Preheat the oven to 400*F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  7. 7
    Roll pastry into an 11" circle on a lightly floured work surface. Move it to the sheet pan.
  8. 8
    Filling:.
  9. 9
    Cut peaches and plums in wedges, place in bowl with blueberries. Toss with 1 tbls. of the flour, 1 tbls. of the sugar, orange zest, and orange juice. Place the mixed fruit on the dough circle, leaving a 1 1/2" border.
  10. 10
    Combine the 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar, and salt in food processor and add the butter. Pulse until mixture is crumbly. Pour into a bowl and rub it with your fingers until it starts to hold together. Sprinkle evenly over the fruit. Gently fold the border of the pastry over the fruit, pleating it to make an edge.
  11. 11
    Bake the crostata for 20-25 minutes, until crust is golden and fruit is tender. Let the crostata cool for about 5 minutes. Use 2 large spatulas to move it to a wire rack.
  12. 12
    Serve warm or at room termperature. Enjoy!

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From: deepfreeze

On Aug 24, 2009

This tasted great but didn't look that good. We used blueberries, raspberries and nectarines. The dough was too soft, leaving the crostata looking flat as a pancake and allowed the fruit juices to leak out. I like the idea, but would use a different dough recipe if I ever make it again.

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    From: Chef Kate

    On Aug 23, 2009

    Delicious! The pastry turns a lovely golden color; the fruit is soft but still with some texture;. This not overly sweet tart is a pefect summer dessert. I did mine with peaches and blueberries. I know it would be great with apples as well.

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