Indulge in the delectable Apple Crostata with Caramel Sauce, a culinary masterpiece that combines the rustic charm of a crostata with the lusciousness of caramel. This delightful dish features a flaky, buttery crust that encases a generous filling of tender apples, warm spices, and a hint of citrus. The caramel sauce, prepared with rich brown sugar and cream, adds an extra layer of sweetness and decadence. This comprehensive article provides two variations of the Apple Crostata recipe: a classic version and a gluten-free adaptation, catering to diverse dietary needs. Additionally, you'll find a step-by-step guide to making the caramel sauce, ensuring a perfect complement to your crostata.
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APPLE CROSTATA WITH CARAMEL SAUCE
Apple Crostata is a rustic version of a apple pie or apple tart. Flaky pastry is filled with tart apples that are sweetened with brown sugar and cinnamon. Serve slices topped with a homemade caramel sauce and a scoop of ice cream!
Provided by Susie Weinrich
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Start by making the dough recipe that is linked above, then pop it in the fridge while you make the apple filling. Or if you are using store bought pie crust, skip this step.
- Preheat the oven to 375° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a reusable silpat.
- To make the apple filling peel, core and cut your apples into 1/2 inch chunks. In a large bowl toss the apples with 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice. Now mix in the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and kosher salt. Stir to coat the apples with the mixture.
- On a lightly floured surface roll out your pastry dough/pie crust to about a 12 inch round. This does not have to look perfect! A crostata is very rustic.
- Transfer the crust to your parchment lined baking sheet.
- Pour the apple filling into the center of the crust, leaving about 1 inch around the edge. Fold that edge over the apple filling.
- Optionally - you can brush the crust with an egg wash to make a more golden crust.
- Pop the crostata into the preheated oven and bake for 50 minutes.
- While the apple crostata cooks make the caramel filling below.
- Let the apple crostata cool for at least 10 minutes and then serve in slices topped with caramel drizzle and ice cream!
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 serving, Calories 372 kcal, Carbohydrate 66 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Cholesterol 21 mg, Sodium 207 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 50 g
APPLE CROSTATA WITH CARAMEL SAUCE
Artisan-style apple pie comes quick with a flavor bonus--caramel topping!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400°F. In medium bowl, mix 1 cup flour and the salt. Cut in shortening and butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle oil and buttermilk, 1 tablespoon at a time) sprinkle over flour mixture, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and dough almost cleans side of bowl.
- Gather dough into a ball; shape into flattened 5-inch round on lightly floured ungreased large cookie sheet. With floured rolling pin, roll pastry into 12-inch round.
- In large bowl, mix 1/2 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons flour. Stir in apples until coated. Mound apple mixture on center of dough round to within 2 inches of edge. Fold edge of dough over apple mixture; crimp edge of dough slightly. In small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle over apples and dough.
- Bake 42 to 47 minutes or until crust is golden brown and apples are fork tender. (If apples begin to brown to quickly, coverthe apples loosely with aluminum foil.) Cut into wedges. Serve warm drizzled with caramel topping.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 370, Carbohydrate 64 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 2 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 3 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 310 mg, Sugar 41 g, TransFat 0 g
APPLE CROSTATA WITH CARAMEL SAUCE
This rustic apple pie comes together quickly when using a premade or refrigerated pie crust. I like to use Jonagold apples sliced pretty thin, about 2 medium will equal the 4 cups.
Provided by newspapergal
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400ºF.
- Mix 1/2 cup sugar and the flour in large bowl. Stir in apples. The sugar-flour mixture will not all stick to the apples; that's OK.
- Spread the apple mixture uniformly from center of the dough circle to within 2 inches of edge. Fold edge of dough over apple mixture; crimp edge of dough slightly.
- Mix 2 tablespoons sugar, nutmeg & cinnamon; sprinkle over apples and dough.
- Cut the 1 Tbsp butter into 5 or 6 small pieces; spread on top of the apples.
- Bake 27 to 32 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
- Cut into wedges. Serve warm drizzled with caramel topping.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 358.5, Fat 15.4, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 5.1, Sodium 225.9, Carbohydrate 53.7, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 29.6, Protein 3.1
APPLE CROSTATA WITH SPICED CARAMEL SAUCE
Provided by Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez
Categories Milk/Cream Dessert Bake Thanksgiving Apple Spice Fall Cinnamon Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 1 (9-inch) crostata
Number Of Ingredients 29
Steps:
- Make dough:
- Blend together flour, sugar, salt, zest, and butter in a bowl with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) until mixture resembles coarse meal. Whisk together egg and vanilla in a small bowl and drizzle over flour mixture, then gently stir with a fork (or pulse) until incorporated and dough begins to form large clumps.
- Gather all dough together, then divide dough in half and form each half into a 5- to 6-inch disk. Chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until more firm, but not hard, about 30 minutes.
- Make filling while dough chills:
- Melt butter in a heavy, wide 6- to 8-quart pot over medium-high heat. Stir in brown sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, salt, and apples, and cook, uncovered, stirring and turning apples over occasionally, until apples soften and juices thicken and begin to caramelize, 10 to 15 minutes (lower heat if apple mixture browns too quickly). Transfer to a shallow bowl and chill until cooled.
- Assemble crostata:
- Heat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Invert bottom of springform pan (to make it easier to slide crostata off bottom), then lock pan. Generously butter springform pan and chill or freeze briefly to firm up butter.
- Press one disk of dough evenly onto bottom and 1 inch up side of pan (use the smooth bottom of a metal measuring cup to help make it even). Chill tart shell.
- Roll out remaining disk of dough between 2 sheets of wax paper into a 10-inch round (dough will be very tender). Peel off top sheet of paper, then cut dough into 10 (3/4-inch-wide) strips and slide (still on paper) onto a baking sheet. Chill until firm, about 15 minutes in refrigerator or 5 minutes in freezer.
- Spoon apple filling in shell, distributing slices evenly. Arrange 5 strips of dough parallel to each other, 1 inch apart, on filling, trimming edges flush with edge of pan (dough will tear easily; patch any breaks with fingers). Arrange remaining 5 strips diagonally across first strips, 1 inch apart, to form a lattice, and trim edges.
- Gather remaining dough and roll into several long, 1/4-inch-thick ropes. Press enough ropes around edge of crostata in a single layer, smoothing seams with fingers, to form an even edge (you will have a little dough left over).
- Bake crostata until pastry is pale golden, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
- Near end of baking, heat apricot preserves with 1 teaspoon water in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring, until melted, then strain through a sieve into a small bowl.
- When crostata is done, brush top with warm apricot glaze. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack, then remove side of pan.
- Make caramel sauce while crostata bakes:
- Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until it just begins to simmer, then remove from heat and keep hot, covered.
- Stir sugars together with 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice in a heavy 2 1/2- to 3-quart saucepan, then cook undisturbed over medium heat until mixture is partially melted (reduce heat if mixture turns dark around edge). Continue to cook, stirring occasionally with a fork, until completely melted and mixture is a deep golden caramel.
- Carefully pour in hot cream (mixture will bubble up and caramel may harden slightly) and quickly whisk in pumpkin pie spice and salt. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring, until caramel is dissolved and sauce is reduced to about 1 cup, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in butter until melted. Transfer to a glass measure to let cool slightly.
- To serve, either slide crostata from pan bottom onto a flat serving plate or serve on pan bottom.
BROWN BUTTER APPLE CROSTATA WITH APPLE CIDER CARAMEL SAUCE
Steps:
- For the crust: Combine the flour, butter and salt in a food processor, and pulse until the mixture looks like Parmesan. Drizzle in half the ice water and pulse until the mixture forms a rough ball, adding the remaining water if needed. Remove and form the dough into a disk, and then wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
- For the filling: Melt the butter in a small saucepan and add the vanilla bean. Cook until the butter starts to brown and begins to smell like hazelnuts, and then remove the vanilla bean pod and transfer the butter to the bowl of a stand mixer equipped with a paddle. Add the sugar and beat on medium speed. Gradually add the flour. Once the flour has been incorporated, add the eggs one at a time.
- For the apples: Melt the butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Cook the raisins, sugar and apples until the apples begin to soften, 6 to7 minutes. Remove from the heat and pour in the brandy, then return to the fire and flambe, letting the alcohol burn off.
- For assembly: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Remove the dough from the fridge 15 minutes before using, allowing it to soften and come to room temperature. Dust a clean work surface with flour. Roll the dough 1/8-inch-thick and lay it into the tart molds with lots of overhang on the sides. Schmear half the filling into the bottom of the tart pans and top with the apples. Fold the extra dough over the top of the apples, and then brush the dough with the egg wash. Bake until the tops are golden brown and slightly crispy, about 25 minutes. Cool.
- Loosen the edges of the tart from the mold using a sharp paring knife. Gently remove the tart mold before plating. Serve with the Cinnamon Mascarpone and Apple Cider Caramel Sauce.
- Mix the mascarpone, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl until well incorporated. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Cook the apple cider and lemon juice in a large heavy-bottomed saute pan over medium heat until reduced to a syrupy consistency, about 10 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream and bring back to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and whisk in the butter, 2 pats at a time, allowing the butter to melt before adding more. Serve warm.
APPLE CROSTATA WITH CARAMEL SAUCE
Make and share this Apple Crostata With Caramel Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Karen..
Categories Apple
Time 52m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Make Crostata Crust: Cut butter into flour, sugar and salt in medium bowl, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until particles are size of small peas.
- Mix vanilla and water; sprinkle over flour mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and dough almost cleans side of bowl (up to 1 tablespoon more water can be added if necessary).
- Gather dough into a ball; shape into flattened 5-inch round.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate about 30 minutes or until firm.
- Roll pastry into 12-inch circle on lightly floured surface.
- Place on ungreased large cookie sheet.
- Heat oven to 400ºF.
- Mix 1/2 cup sugar and the flour in large bowl.
- Stir in apples.
- Mound apple mixture on center of dough circle to within 2 inches of edge.
- Fold edge of dough over apple mixture; crimp edge of dough slightly.
- Mix 1 tablespoon sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle over apples and dough.
- Bake 27 to 32 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
- Cut into wedges.
- Serve warm drizzled with caramel topping.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 386.7, Fat 11.9, SaturatedFat 7.4, Cholesterol 30.9, Sodium 298.7, Carbohydrate 70.2, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 23.8, Protein 3.2
APPLE CROSTATA WITH CARAMEL SAUCE
Steps:
- 1. In medium bowl, mix 1 1/4 cups flour, 2 tablespoons sugar and the salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. In small bowl, mix water and vanilla; sprinkle over flour mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and dough almost cleans side of bowl (up to 1 tablespoon more water can be added if necessary).
- 2. Gather dough into a ball; shape into flattened 5-inch round on lightly floured surface. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 30 minutes or until firm.
- 3. Preheat oven to 400°F. With floured rolling pin, roll pastry into 12-inch round. Place on ungreased large cookie sheet.
- 4. In large bowl, mix 1/2 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons flour. Stir in apples until coated. Mound apple mixture on center of dough round to within 2 inches of edge. Fold edge of dough over apple mixture; crimp edge of dough slightly. In small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle over apples and dough.
- 5. Bake 27 to 32 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Cut into wedges. Serve warm drizzled with caramel topping.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 g, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 0 g, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g
Tips:
- Use a variety of apples. This will give your crostata a more complex flavor and texture. Some good options include Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, and Pink Lady.
- Don't overcook the apples. They should be tender but still hold their shape.
- Make sure the caramel sauce is thick enough. It should coat the back of a spoon and hold its shape.
- Let the crostata cool slightly before slicing it. This will help to prevent the caramel sauce from running out.
Conclusion:
Apple crostata with caramel sauce is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its flaky crust, sweet apples, and rich caramel sauce, this crostata is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a special dessert, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!
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