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CROSTATA DI MAMMA by

Tags: Flowers, arance,limoni, marmellata, crostata, mele, DECORATION, DECORAZIONI, pastry, LATTICE

Lattice: If you want to tackle lattice, roll out your top crust to 1/8-inch thick. Using a pastry cutter or a sharp knife, cut long, even strips of dough (I like to make mine about 1/2-inch wide). Continue until you're out of dough. Place half of the strips horizontally across your pie filling with a 1/2-inch between each strip. Fold back every other strip halfway, and place a strip vertically down the pie (right up against where you've folded the strips back). Then swap the horizontal strips: unfold the folded ones, and fold back the others. Repeat, placing down another vertical strip, leaving 1/2-inch between each vertical strip, and fold and unfold the horizontal strips in the same way. Repeat, working outwards, until 1/2 of the pie is latticed. Then rotate your pie and do the same on the other half. Trim the edges of the crust.

Circles: Roll your top crust to 1/8-inch thick. Using the a pastry tip (substitute with a small cup or round object), cut holes all over the crust. Place the crust on top of the pie and seal the edges

Leaves: Roll your top crust to 1/8-inch thick. Use a real leaf as a guide, or freehand it, to cut out leaf shapes. With a toothpick or skewer, lightly etch a vein design into the top of each leaf. Starting from the outside edge of the pie, layer your leaves (overlapping them slightly) over the pie filling in concentric circles.

Ingredients

300 gr di farina ( 2 and 1/2 cups ) pił 50 gr da aggiungere quando stendi la pasta
250 gr burro ( two sticks and a bit more)
150 gr zucchero ( 2/3 cup )
1 tuorlo grande
un pizzico di sale
scorza di limone grattugiata
cannella oppure vaniglia
marmellata di visciole, arance, rose oppure gelsomino.
Per lucidare la crostata si puo` utilizzare un po' di gelatina alimentare da spennellare sulla superficie una volta sfornata. preparata con 1/4 ts di acque fiorite ( rosa, aranci, lavanda e gelsomini)


Decorare le crostatine a cuore con tecnica lattice
Se la crostata e`tonda e piu` grande, usa le formine di foglie e fiori oppure frutta

Instructions

ALWAYS ROLL OUT THE CHILLED DOUGH INSIDE A BIG RECTANGULAR FREEZER BAG ON THE MARBLE SLAT WITH ICED ROLLING PIN

lavora velocemente per non far scaldare il burro e procedi come al solito. si puo` aggiungere un cucchiaio di cream cheese o di panna liquida fredda per render l'impasto elastico. Punzecchiare la base con la forchetta prima di riempire con la marmellata, cosi` si cuoce in modo piu` omogeneo. Cercare di usare le terracotte senza smalto, danno un'odore meraviglioso !.


ATTENZIONE : LE DOSI ANDREBBERO ALTERATE IN MENO POSSIBILE, SPECIE X BURRO E ZUCCHERO NON ABBASSARE OPPURE AUMENTARE LE DOSI. Per la farina vale lo stesso, ma un po` di farina per stendere la frolla ci vuole senno` appiccica al mattarello. Attenzione anche per oli essenziali o acque aromatiche. Le acque sono molto forti.
Cuoci a 350 x una oretta

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