Crostata

Crostata is a sand pie of Italian cuisine with various fillings (nut, fruit, chocolate, cheese, curd and even vegetable). This pie can be open, and maybe with a strip of dough strips. Let's take a look at some of the recipes for cooking the crocodates at home.

Strawberry Crostata

Ingredients:

For the test:

• flour - 200 g;
• sugar - 100 g;
• butter - 100 g;
• egg - 2 pieces;
• lemon peel - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
• soda - 0,5 tsp.
• salt - to taste.

For cream:

• egg - 2 pieces;
• sugar - 3 tbsp. spoons;
• flour - 30 g;
• milk - 250 ml.

For filling:

• fresh strawberries - 100 g;
• apricot confiture - for decoration.

Preparation

First we sift the flour on the table with a slide, add sugar, grated on a small grater, lemon zest, pieces of butter, soda, slaked with vinegar and a pinch of salt. We cut the resulting mass of knife to obtain a homogeneous granular mass. Add the egg and knead the dough. We wrap it with food film and put it on the refrigerator for 1.5 hours.

In the meantime, we prepare the cream. To do this, whisk a good egg yolks, pour sugar and flour. Stir to a homogeneous state and pour in warm milk. We put on a weak fire and cook until the mass thickens.

Now roll out the dough and spread it in a uniform layer in a baking dish, cover with foil and put in a preheated oven for 20 minutes. Then cool, lubricate the cream and spread a layer of strawberries. Apricot confiture diluted with a little water and brush all the berries.

Apple crocheted

Ingredients:

For the test:

• flour - 2 items;
• sugar - 50 g;
• salt - a pinch;
• lemon peel - to taste;
• butter - 200 g;
• egg - 1 piece;
• water - 2 tbsp. spoons.

For filling:

• apples - 5 pcs .;
• lemon juice - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• sugar - 3 tbsp. spoons.

Preparation

Sift well flour, mix with sugar, lemon zest, salt, add chilled butter and crumble with a knife. We add yolk, cold water and knead homogeneous dough. We wrap it with a film and put it away for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.

Now take the apples, cut the peel, cut slices and sprinkle with lemon juice.

Dough rolled into a thin layer, put in a greased baking dish, on top we put the apple slices in a fan and sprinkle with sugar. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes at 200 °. You can experiment and prepare a crochet pie with cheese, sausage, dried fruits, etc.