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apple crostata

Apple Crostata

The Barefoot Contessa
An easy, rustic version of apple pie. Easy to roll out the dough and fill with chunks of apples with sweet and flavorful topping.
5 from 4 votes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Servings 1 crostata

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all~purpose flour
  • 14 cup granulated or superfine sugar

Pastry Dough

  • 1/2 pound unsalted butter diced, very cold

Filling

  • 1 1/2 pounds McIntosh, Macoun or Empire Apples 14
  • 1/4 teaspoon grated orange zest or Pure Orange Oil
  • 1/4 cup all~purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (1/2 stick) diced, very cold

Instructions
 

For the Pastry

  • Place the flour, sugar, and salt in the bowl of the food processor. fitted with a steel blade. Pulse a few times to combine.
  • Add the butter and toss quickly with your fingers to coat each club of butter with the flour. Pulse 12 to 15 times or until the butter is the size of peas.
  • With the motor running, add 1/4 cup ice water all at once through the feed tube. Keep hitting the pulse button to combine, but stop the machine just before the dough comes together.
  • Turn the dough out onto a well~floured surface and form into 2 disks. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate one of the disks for at least an hour. Freeze the other disk.

For the Filling

  • Preheat the oven to 450˚F. Roll the pastry dough into an 11~inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Transfer it to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Core, peel and quarter the apples. Cut each quarter into 3 chunks. Toss the with the orange zest. Cover the dough with the apple chunks, leaving a 1 1/2~inch border.
  • Combine the flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and allspice in the bowl of the food processor. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle evenly on the apples.
  • Gently fold the border over the apples, pleating to make it into a circle, if desired.
  • Bake the crostata for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the crust is golden and the apples are tender Let the crostata cool for 5 minutes, then use 2 large spatulas to transfer it to a wire rack.
  • For serving, top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Keyword apple crostata, apple dessert, apple pie, easy dessert, easy recipe
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