| Total: | 55 min |
| Prep: | 20 min |
| Cook: | 35 min |
| Yield: | 1 large crostata or 4 to 6 individual |
Ingredients
- 10 tablespoons butter, cut up
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup plus 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 cup creme fraiche
- 4 to 5 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored and sliced into eighths
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons cream
Instructions
- In a mixer with the paddle attachment, mix 8 tablespoons of the butter, flour, salt, and 2 tablespoons of the sugar until sandy. In a separate bowl, blend the egg yolk and the creme fraiche. Add the blended egg yolk and creme fraiche to the flour mixture and mix until barely combined. Form into a disk and chill. Meanwhile toss the sliced apples with 1/2 cup of the sugar and cinnamon.
- Roll out the dough to a 1/8-inch thickness on a floured surface and cut out 8-inch disks or 1 large round disk and place on a parchment lined sheet pan. Place the apples in the center of the dough, leaving a 2-inch flap of dough around the edge. Fold over the flap onto the apples, forming a rustic, uneven rim around the crostada. (The apples should NOT be completely covered with the dough.) Dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Brush the edge with the cream and sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Bake in a preheated oven 350 for 25 to 35 minutes, until light golden brown and apples are tender. Let cool.
Reviews
i made this according to directions & had a mess!! the bottom was nothing more that a soggy mess – will try again since the filling was good but will try baking it differently so the crust is flaky
I’m not big on pie crust but I LOVE this one…it is so tender…yummy!
I made it for the first time on Thanksgiving. Everyone loved it. It was easy to make and my 5 yr. old grandson helped me.