Italian jam tart

Crostata is an open shortbread crust pie with different fillings. This is well-known Italian dessert. Baking is like sweet pizza. Usually the pie is quite large in diameter, but thin. As a filling, you can use seasonal berries or fruits, as well as a variety of jams. Today we have crostata with apricot jam.

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Cook Time 30

Total Time 30

Course Bakery

Cuisine Italian

Servings people

Calories 230 kcal

Equipment

1 food processor
1 fork
1 baking mold
1 knife or pizza cutter
1 tablespoon

Ingredients

100 g butter
1 cup flour
1 pc egg yolk
2 tbsp sugar
1 cup apricot jam
1 pinch salt

Instructions

Prepare everything you need. If the egg is small, you can use it entirely.
Put flour, cold butter, egg yolk, salt and sugar in the bowl of a food processor.
100 g butter, 1 cup flour, 1 pc egg yolk, 2 tbsp sugar, 1 pinch salt
Scroll until a soft dough is obtained. First, an oil crumb is formed, but after a minute it should gather into a lump. If this does not happen, it is permissible to add a tablespoon of cold water.
Roll out two thirds of the dough into a thin layer according to the size of the mold, considering that you need to make small sides 2-3 centimeters high. To make it easier to shift, you can work on a sheet of parchment. This will allow you to easily move the thin shortbread dough without damaging it. Put in a mold, here the diameter is 26 cm. Thickly prick with a fork.
Roll out the remaining dough and cut into long strips, you can use a pizza cutter.
Spread apricot jam on top of the dough.
1 cup apricot jam
Lay the prepared strips parallel at a distance from each other.
And then diagonally, so that a grid turns out on the surface of the pie.
Wrap the edge on the filling.
Bake in the oven at 170° for 20-25 minutes. Do not allow strong browning, the dough should remain soft. Crostata is ready. You can serve it both warm and after cooling down.

Nutrition

Calories: 230kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 97mgPotassium: 43mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 375IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 1mg

Keyword homemade, pastry dough, pie, sweet