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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 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Bakery
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8 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