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Apple crostatas

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Recipe by Giada De Laurentiis

Ingredients

  • For the crust:

  • 210g plain flour
  • 25g granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 145g unsalted Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter , chilled, cut into 1cm pieces
  • 3 tbsp iced water

  • For the filling:

  • 3 small apples, peeled, halved, cored, cut into 1/4cm thick Technique: Slicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even pieces or strips. I know this Teach me, please slices
  • 65g granulated sugar, divided
  • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 large egg white beaten with 1 tbsp of water (for egg wash)
  • 20g Technique: Slicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even pieces or strips. I know this Teach me, please sliced almonds, toasted

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Apple crostatas

For the crust:

1) Mix the flour, sugar, and salt in a processor. Add the Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter . Pulse until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Add the iced water and pulse until moist clumps form. Gather the dough into a ball; flatten into a disk. (If the dough still crumbles and does not form into a ball, add another tbsp of iced water.) Wrap the dough in clingfilm and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hr.

For the filling:

1) Position the rack in the centre of the oven and preheat the oven to 200°C/ gas mark 6.

2) Combine the apples, 50g sugar, and lemon juice in a large bowl; toss gently to Technique: Blend Mixing two or more ingredients with another so that they combine together as one mixture. You can also use the main blade of a food processor to blend. I know this Teach me, please blend . Set aside for 10 mins.

3) Meanwhile, dust a large sheet of parchment paper with flour and roll out the dough on the paper to a 28cm round. Transfer the dough on the parchment paper to a heavy large baking sheet. Spoon the apple mixture over the dough, leaving a 5cm border. Fold the dough border over the filling to form an 20cm round, leaving the apples exposed in the centre.

4) Pleat loosely and pinch the dough to seal any cracks. Brush the crust with the egg wash and sprinkle with the remaining 15g sugar.

5) Bake the crostata until the crust is golden and the apples are tender, about 40 mins. Transfer the baking sheet to a rack; cool for 10 mins. Slide a metal spatula under the crust to free the crostata from the baking sheet. Cool the crostata to lukewarm. Sprinkle with the almonds and serve.