Embark on a culinary journey with our delectable Apple Streusel Crostata. This rustic Italian tart, hailing from the enchanting region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, captivates the senses with its symphony of flavors. Encased within a flaky, golden-brown crust, tender and tart apples harmonize with a sweet and crunchy streusel topping, creating an irresistible textural contrast.
Our curated collection of recipes provides a step-by-step guide to crafting this delectable treat from scratch. Dive into the art of creating the perfect pastry dough, learning how to achieve the ideal balance of crispiness and chewiness. Discover the secrets of selecting the best apples for baking, ensuring a filling that is both flavorful and texturally pleasing.
Unravel the intricacies of preparing the streusel topping, experimenting with different types of nuts and spices to create a topping that is both visually appealing and bursting with flavor. Indulge in the creative process of shaping and assembling the crostata, learning how to achieve that perfect balance between rustic charm and elegant presentation.
Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting your culinary adventure, our recipes cater to all skill levels. With detailed instructions, helpful tips, and stunning visuals, we'll guide you through each step of the process, ensuring your Apple Streusel Crostata is a masterpiece that delights your taste buds and captivates your guests.
APPLE CROSTATA
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories dessert
Time 2h5m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Mix the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor. Add the butter. Pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add the ice 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 tablespoon of ice water.) Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
- Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Combine the apples, 1/4 cup of the sugar and lemon juice in large bowl; toss gently to blend. Set aside for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, dust a large sheet of parchment paper with flour and roll out the dough on the paper to an 11-inch round. Transfer the dough and parchment paper to a large heavy baking sheet. Spoon the apple mixture over the dough, leaving a 2-inch border. Fold the dough border over the filling to form an 8-inch round, leaving the apples exposed in the center. Pleat loosely and pinch the dough to seal any cracks. Brush the crust with the egg wash and sprinkle with the remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar.
- Bake the crostata until the crust is golden and the apples are tender, about 40 minutes. Transfer the baking sheet to a rack; cool for 10 minutes. Slide a metal spatula under the crust to free the crostata from the parchment. Cool the crostata to lukewarm. Sprinkle with the almonds and serve.
APPLE CROSTATA
Fast and simple! What's not to like?
Provided by jowolf2
Categories Desserts Pies Tarts Fruit Tart Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine 1 1/2 cup flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in butter using 2 knives or a pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Mix water and vanilla extract together in a small bowl. Stir into flour mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough comes together. Gently roll into a ball and flatten slightly. Wrap with plastic wrap and chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Toss apples with 1/2 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons flour in a large bowl.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll dough out to a 12-inch circle on a floured work surface. Transfer to the baking sheet. Arrange apple slices in the center of the circle, leaving a 2-inch border all around. Fold up border over apples, pinching together slightly.
- Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle over apples.
- Bake crostata in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 299.4 calories, Carbohydrate 46.6 g, Cholesterol 30.5 mg, Fat 11.9 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 7.3 g, Sodium 102.5 mg, Sugar 24.2 g
AMAZING APPLE CROSTATA
There's an Italian restaurant famous for their family-style eating. You'd think something as simple as apple pie wouldn't be as decadent or exotic as this, but you would be very, very wrong. I'm not a dessert lover but I took one of these home and ate it even after it was all soggy from melted ice cream and savored every morsel. There are no words for how good this is. This crust is to die for!
Provided by ANGELSTAR
Categories Desserts Pies Tarts Fruit Tart Recipes
Time 1h35m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt together with an electric mixer until combined. Mix in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add ice water, 2 teaspoons at a time, while the mixer is running until dough just holds together. Test dough by pinching a small amount between your fingers; if it is crumbly, add a 1 teaspoon more ice water at a time.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill until slightly firm, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Squeeze 1/2 the lemon over the apple slices to keep from browning.
- Place a large piece of parchment paper on a flat work surface. Roll dough into a round 12 to 16 inches in diameter, 1/4 to 1/2-inch thick. Arrange apple slices in 2 layers on the dough, leaving a 1 1/2 to 2-inch border all around. Fold up the border, pleating the edge to make it fit; leave most of the apples uncovered.
- Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle over apples. Squeeze remaining 1/2 lemon over apples. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons sugar over crust. Transfer parchment paper to a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, 50 to 60 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 479.6 calories, Carbohydrate 65.5 g, Cholesterol 61 mg, Fat 23.6 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 14.7 g, Sodium 392.7 mg, Sugar 33.5 g
APPLE STREUSEL CROSTATA
A rustic apple tart which is simple to make but will impress your friends and family. Best made with tart early MacIntosh or Granny Smith apples. Lovely with a bit of whipped cream or ice cream.
Provided by Kim Cook @CelticKim
Categories Pies
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 and prepare a pizza or baking pan by lining it with parchment paper or a silicone liner. A Pizza pan or large baking sheet sprayed with Pam or greased would also be fine.
- For Pastry, put flour, sugar and salt in a bowl. Cut in the butter until mixture is crumbly. Add the cold water until it forms a dough. Knead the dough just until mixture comes together and is well blended and form it into a round ball. Pat into a round disc on plastic wrap, fold over the plastic wrap and refrigerate while preparing the streusel filling.
- For streusel filling, place the flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter until it's a crumbly "streusel" consistency and set aside in the refrigerator.
- Peel the 4 apples and cut them into wedges or pieces about and inch thick.
- Remove pastry from fridge and roll out on floured surface into a circle about 1/4 inch thick and approx. 11 to 12 inches in diameter). Transfer pastry to prepared baking sheet.
- Remove streusel mixture from fridge and sprinkle about a tbsp. in the middle of the pastry. Place half of the cut-up apples into the middle on top of the streusel. Top with about half of the streusel remaining. Add the rest of the cut up apples (making sure to leave about 2 inches of pastry around the sides for folding). Top with remaining streusel and fold the edges over the apples pinching each of the edges together so that only the middle portion of the apples are still exposed. Brush pastry with a bit of milk and a sprinkling of sugar and place on middle rack in oven. After 5 minutes turn the oven down to 400 and continue baking for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.
- Can be served hot or cold. Store any remaining crostata in a lightly covered container in cool area.
APPLE CRUMB CROSTATA
When I saw my mother making her apple turnover, I knew company was coming. I also knew the dough scraps would be my treat. She'd roll them in sugar and cinnamon, bake them and we'd enjoy the flaky, light, buttery morsels together with a cold glass of milk. My mom's specialty was that apple turnover. Mine, apple crostata. I love its organic shape, and fact that it doesn't require a dish or pie pan. And because the crostata is baked directly on a sheet pan, it retains its flakiness better than a pie.
Provided by Claudia Fleming
Categories dessert
Time 2h
Yield 8 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Make the crust: Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor and blend for 5 seconds. Add butter, pulsing, until mixture resembles small peas. Add ice water and continue to pulse until mixture comes together in moist clumps; if mixture is too dry add a bit more water a tablespoon at a time. Gather dough into a ball, flatten into a disc, wrap in plastic and chill for at least 1 hour or freeze for up to a month.
- Make the filling: In a large bowl toss together sliced apples, brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, zest and vanilla. Set aside.
- Make the crumble: In a medium bowl, mix together granulated sugar, flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Drizzle in melted butter and, using a fork, stir until mixture is crumbly and all the flour is incorporated; the crumbs should be smaller than 1 inch.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove dough from refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a 14-inch circle. Transfer to baking sheet and chill until firm, about 15 minutes.
- Remove baking sheet from refrigerator and let soften for 1 to 2 minutes. Arrange filling evenly in the center of the dough, leaving a 4-inch border all around; reserve the juices. Brush exposed dough border with beaten egg and fold edge in up over fruit, making pleats every 2 inches. Pour remaining juices over exposed fruit, brush the folded outer edge with beaten egg, and sprinkle with raw sugar. Cover exposed fruit with about 1 cup crumble.
- Bake crostata until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling, about 40 to 50 minutes. Remove and let cool before serving. Serve with bacon toffee sauce, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 418, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 57 grams, Fat 19 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 129 milligrams, Sugar 25 grams, TransFat 1 gram
APPLE CROSTATA
Steps:
- For the pastry, place the flour, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Pulse a few times to combine. Add the butter and pulse 12 to 15 times, or until the butter is the size of peas. With the motor running, add the ice water all at once through the feed tube. Keep hitting the pulse button to combine, but stop the machine just before the dough becomes a solid mass. Turn the dough onto a well-floured board and form into a disk. Wrap with plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Flour a rolling pin and roll the pastry into an 11-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Transfer it to a baking sheet.
- For the filling, peel, core, and cut the apples into 8ths. Cut each wedge into 3 chunks. Toss the chunks with the orange zest. Cover the tart dough with the apple chunks leaving a 1 1/2-inch border.
- Combine the flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and allspice in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture is crumbly. Pour into a bowl and rub it with your fingers until it starts holding together. Sprinkle evenly on the apples. Gently fold the border over the apples to enclose the dough, pleating it to make a circle.
- Bake the crostata for 20 to 25 minutes, until the crust is golden and the apples are tender. Allow to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.
SO EASY AND TASTY APPLE STREUSEL
"Crisp fall apples, tossed in cinnamon and baked with delicious streusel. Almost as good as pie, with half the calories and it's in the oven in 10 minutes! Plus, it can be served warm with ice cream, and the smaller size means it won't be there to tempt you later. Enough for a small mini casserole dish that will serve 3-4 people. Double the recipe for an 8x8 pan, quadruple it for a 9x13 pan". Unless you double the batch and use a bigger pan, in which case, it's a great breakfast topping for oatmeal! Enjoy! Adapted from Penzey's spices and the intro is what they said about the recipe. A little history: In baking and pastry making, the term streusel (a German word meaning "something scattered or sprinkled", from the verb streuen, akin to the English verb 'strew') refers to a crumb topping of butter, flour, and white sugar (traditional German) that is baked on top of muffins, breads, and cakes (e.g. Streuselkuchen). Some modern recipes add various spices and occasionally chopped nutmeats. Although the topping is of German origin, it is sometimes referred to as Danish or Swedish.
Provided by Sharon123
Categories Breakfast
Time 40m
Yield 3-4 , 3-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Grease the bottom only of a small (4 cups or so) casserole dish. Peel and core the apples, slice and place in a bowl. Top with sugar, cinnamon and vanilla, toss to coat. Set aside while preparing topping.
- Make the streusel by cutting the cold butter into a bowl, adding flour, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, if using. Rub it through your fingers until the streusel is a coarse, sandy/pebbly texture.
- Put the seasoned apples into the pan, top generously with the streusel, and bake at 350° about 30 minutes, or until the streusel is golden brown and the apple is starting to bubble up through the topping.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 546.6, Fat 15.9, SaturatedFat 9.8, Cholesterol 40.7, Sodium 138.4, Carbohydrate 103.3, Fiber 6.6, Sugar 78.7, Protein 3
APPLE CRUMB CROSTATA
In this recipe, Granny Smith apples are folded into a crostata and finished with a buttery crumb topping, turning an apple pie into apple crumb crostata.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- To make the crust, mix flour, sugar, salt, and butter on medium speed until mixture resembles coarse sand. Add the yolks; mix slightly. Add ice water. Mix until just combined. Form dough into disk; wrap in plastic. Chill for 1 hour or up to 3 days.
- To make the filling, melt butter in a large pan on high heat. Add apples, zests, and salt, stirring until coated. Sprinkle sugar, and saute, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, liquid has thickened, and apples are almost golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a baking sheet, and let cool to room temperature.
- To make the crumb topping, combine flour, dark-brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and butter in a food processor, and pulse until mixture resembles coarse sand. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- To assemble, preheat oven to 375 degrees and flour a piece of parchment paper. Roll chilled dough into a 1/4-inch-thick, 14-inch circle on parchment (trim excess). Place dough and parchment on cookie sheet. Mound cooled apple mixture in center, leaving a 3-inch border. Sprinkle crumb mixture on top of apples. Fold edges of the dough on top of apples, overlapping and leaving about a 6-inch round opening. Refrigerate until dough is firm, about 30 minutes. Brush edge of crust with egg, and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until pastry is golden brown and apples are tender, about 40 to 50 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, with vanilla ice cream.
Tips:
- Use a variety of apples. This will give your crostata a more complex flavor. Some good options include Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, and Pink Lady.
- Don't overfill the crostata. Otherwise, the filling will ooze out during baking.
- Be careful not to overwork the dough. Otherwise, it will become tough.
- Chill the dough before rolling it out. This will make it easier to work with.
- Use a sharp knife to cut the dough. This will help to prevent the dough from tearing.
- Brush the edges of the dough with egg wash before baking. This will help to seal the dough and prevent it from drying out.
- Bake the crostata until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling.
Conclusion:
Apple streusel crostata is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its flaky crust, sweet apple filling, and crunchy streusel topping, 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 apple streusel crostata a try. You won't be disappointed!
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