Indulge in the delightful symphony of flavors with our Apple Pear Cranberry Crostata, a culinary masterpiece that combines the crisp sweetness of apples, the delicate juiciness of pears, and the tangy zest of cranberries. This rustic free-form tart is encased in a buttery, flaky crust that shatters with every bite, revealing a vibrant filling that bursts with seasonal goodness. Alongside this autumnal delight, we present a trio of additional crostata recipes that offer a delightful exploration of flavors and textures. Embrace the classic combination of apples and cinnamon in our Apple Crostata, where the tender fruit is enveloped in a warm and comforting embrace of spices. For a touch of tropical elegance, our Pineapple Crostata transports you to sun-kissed shores with its vibrant pineapple filling, complemented by a hint of coconut and lime. And for those who love a burst of berries, our Mixed Berry Crostata is a vibrant celebration of summer's bounty, featuring a medley of juicy berries nestled in a sweet and tangy filling.
Let's cook with our recipes!
CRANBERRY APPLE CROSTATA
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Set the pie crust out on the counter and allow it to get to room temperature.
- In a large bowl combine the granulated sugar, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Mix well.
- Peal the apples, quarter them off the core and then thinly slice them. As you slice them mix them in the sugar mixture. Coat all the apples with the sugar mixture. Then add in the fresh cranberries. Mix well and set to the side.
- Roll out the thawed pie crust on to a baking sheet. Pour the apple/cranberry mixture in the middle of the pie crust, begin to crimp the edges around the apples and cranberries. Use a little bit of the cinnamon sugar mixture and coat the edges of the pie crust.
- Beat an egg and brush on the egg wash to the edges and all exposed parts of the pie crust. Place in the oven and bake for 25 minutes at 400 degrees.
- Remove from the oven, slice, and enjoy.
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.
APPLE-CRANBERRY CROSTADA
While a good pie crust ought to be a part of every cook's repertoire, sometimes there just isn't the time. But why leave the baking to the grocery stores or bakery when puff pastry is a simple, high-quality stand-in for the original? In this Crostada, the sheet dough is baked free-form with ingredients piled on top. Couldn't be easier!
Provided by USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Apple Dessert Recipes
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add apples, 1/2 cup sugar and cranberries; cover and cook until apples release their liquid, about 5 minutes. Remove lid and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until soft apples fall apart and juices thicken to a thin-syrup consistency, about 5 minutes longer. Pour onto a large-lipped cookie sheet or jellyroll pan and cool to room temperature. (Can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 5 days.)
- Adjust oven rack to low position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Open puff pastry sheet on a lightly floured work surface. Roll into a rectangle, about 10 by 16 inches. Transfer to a large cookie sheet. (I suggest lining the sheet with parchment paper; this ensures the crostada doesn't stick and allows easy cleanup.)
- Spread cooked apples over pastry, leaving a 2-inch border. Fold up pastry borders over apples. Unfold corners and form ruffled creases to keep dough from overlapping. Brush pastry border with egg white and sprinkle with the remaining 1 Tb. sugar. Bake until pastry is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature with optional ice cream or whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 395.8 calories, Carbohydrate 59.7 g, Cholesterol 18.7 mg, Fat 17.7 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 127.5 mg, Sugar 40.3 g
APPLE~PEAR~CRANBERRY CROSTATA
Great centerpiece for Thanksgiving! Best served with Vanilla Ice Cream. Rustic looking and impressive. Doesn't require any fussiness on your part.
Provided by Carol Junkins
Categories Fruit Desserts
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- 1. Heat oven to 400 df. Peel, core, and cut apples into 1/4 " thick slices. Peel and cut pear into 1/2" thick slices. Toss togethere in a bowl and set aside. In a small bowl, combine 1/3 cup sugar, cornstarch, orange zest, and cloves; set aside.
- 2. On a lightly floured surface, roll Pie Dough out into a circle about 16 inches wide and 1/8 inch thick. (The circle doesn't have to be perfect) Transfer dough to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Arrange half the apple and pear slices over the dough leaving a 2" border all around. Sprinkle half the cranberries over the apples and pears. Sprinkle half the sugar mixture over fruit. Repeat with remaining fruit, berries, and sugar mixture.
- 3. Fold dough sides up and over edge of filling, letting dough drape over itself at each fold. Brush dough with beaten egg, and sprinkle with remaining teaspoon sugar.
- 4. Bake 10 minutes; then lower oven temp to 375 degrees and bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes more. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. Yield : 8 slices
PEAR AND CRANBERRY CROSTATA
Provided by Ina Garten
Categories dessert
Time 1h50m
Yield 2 tarts; 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
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 toss quickly with your fingers to coat each cube of butter with the flour. Pulse 12 to 15 times, or until the butter is the size of peas. With the motor running, add the 1/4 cup ice water all at once through the feed tube. Keep hitting the pulse button to combine, but stop the machine just before the dough comes together. Turn the dough out onto a well-floured board and form into 2 disks. Wrap the disks with plastic and refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Roll each pastry disk into an 11-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Transfer them to 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
- For the filling, peel, core, and quarter the pears. Cut each quarter into big chunks. Toss the chunks with the orange zest. Divide the pear chunks between the pastries, covering the dough and leaving a 1 1/2-inch border. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cranberries over the top of each tart.
- 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 over the top of the two tarts. Gently fold the border of each tart over the pears, pleating it to make a circle.
- Bake the crostatas for 30 minutes, or until the crust is golden and the pears are tender. Let the tarts cool for 5 minutes, then use 2 large spatulas to transfer them to wire racks.
PEAR AND CRANBERRY CROSTATA
Steps:
- Make the Pie Dough: In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the flour, sugar, and salt and mix to combine. Add the butter and continue mixing until the mixture holds together when you clump it, and there are pecan-sized lumps of butter still visible.
- Meanwhile, whisk together the yolks and milk in small bowl.
- Add the yolk mixture to the flour mixture and mix until a dough forms. Transfer the dough to a sheet of plastic wrap, wrap well and store in the refrigerator for several hours. (The dough will keep for several days in the fridge and several weeks in the freezer.)
- Make the Almond Cream: In the standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add almond flour and mix until just combined. Add eggs and mix until combined. Add flour, vanilla, and salt and mix. Store covered in refrigerator for up to a week.
- Make the Roasted Pears: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Toss the pears with the ginger in a roasting pan and arrange them in a single layer. Sprinkle the sugar on top and dot with the butter. Bake, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 45 minutes. Let cool. (Store covered in the refrigerator for up to a week.)
- Assemble the Crostata: Using half of the pie dough (reserve half for another use), roll the dough out on a lightly floured work surface into a circle about 12 to 14 inches in diameter and 1/8 inch thick. Transfer the dough to a lightly buttered baking sheet.
- Using a spatula, spread a circle of almond cream about 8 inches in diameter in the center of the dough (use about 1/2 cup of the almond cream). Arrange the pears in concentric circles in 2 layers on top of almond cream circle. Sprinkle the cranberries on top of the pears. Fold the edges of the dough in, slightly covering the pears, to form a free-form tart. Brush with the beaten egg and bake until the pastry is golden brown, about 1 hour. Remove from oven, let cool, and serve.
FRESH CRAN-APPLE CROSTATA
Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h50m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Make the tart dough: Combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor and pulse to blend. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture forms coarse crumbs. Add vanilla and water to processor, then slowly add flour and cinnamon sugar. Pulse just until a dough forms, adding a little extra ice water if necessary. Divide the dough in half, and shape each half into a 1-inch-thick round. Wrap 1 disk tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour; freeze the other for future use.
- Put a pizza stone or cookie sheet in the oven and preheat the oven to 425 degrees F for 45 minutes. Remove the dough from the refrigerator about 15 minutes before rolling to soften it slightly.
- Place the dough round between 2 sheets of parchment paper and roll into a 13-inch round (about a 1/4-inch thickness), flouring the round lightly as needed to keep the dough from sticking. Remove the top sheet of parchment. Use the rim of a small round bowl to make 6 individual crostatas. Cut around the edge of the bowl, in the dough, with a sharp knife. Slide a pizza peel or rimless baking sheet under the bottom sheet of parchment, and remove excess dough from crostatas.
- To make the filling, combine the apples, sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a bowl and toss well. Add cranberry sauce and salt and toss again, briefly. Paint the edges of the crostatas with egg yolk wash. Fill the center of the dough rounds with the apples (about 1/2 cup each) in an even layer, leaving a border of about 1 1/2 inches. Fold the border up and over the apples to make a rim. Brush the rim with egg wash, then sprinkle with coarse sugar. Trim the excess parchment with scissors, and press sides together.
- Use the pizza peel or baking sheet to transfer the crostatas, still with parchment underneath, to the oven, sliding it, with the paper, directly onto the pizza stone. Bake until the crust is nicely browned and the apples are bubbling, about 40 minutes. Remove from the oven with the peel or baking sheet and let cool on a rack for 15 minutes before serving. Serve warm. Note: This can be made hours ahead and reheated before serving.
Tips:
- Use a variety of apples and pears: This will give your crostata a more complex flavor and texture. Some good options include Granny Smith apples, Honeycrisp apples, Bartlett pears, and Bosc pears.
- Don't overcook the fruit: You want the fruit to be tender but still hold its shape. If you overcook it, it will become mushy and the crostata will be less appealing.
- Use a good quality puff pastry: This will make the crostata extra flaky and delicious. If you don't have time to make your own puff pastry, you can buy it pre-made from the store.
- Be careful not to overfill the crostata: Otherwise, it will be difficult to seal and the filling will spill out. Leave about 1 inch of space around the edges of the dough for crimping.
- Bake the crostata until the crust is golden brown and the fruit is bubbling: This will usually take about 30-35 minutes. Check the crostata halfway through baking and cover it with foil if it starts to brown too quickly.
Conclusion:
This apple, pear, and cranberry crostata is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The combination of sweet apples, pears, and tart cranberries makes for a filling that is both flavorful and refreshing. The flaky puff pastry crust perfectly complements the fruit filling, and the crostata is finished with a sprinkling of powdered sugar for a touch of sweetness. This dessert is sure to be a hit with your family and friends!
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