Torta o crostata di frutta

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Ingredienti:

- pasta frolla (see the post from yesterday) 

- crema pasticcera (see the post from yesterday) 

- la tua frutta preferita (your favorite fruit, e.g. berries, grapes, mandarines, kiwi,banana)

We used:

- una banana

- due kiwi

- more (blackberries)

- fragole (strawberries)

- uva (grapes)

Other common berries:  lamponi (raspberries), mirtilli (blueberries), ribes (to read with Italian pronunciation, red currant)

Procedimento:

0 - Riscalda il forno a 180 C (warm up the oven at 350 F)

1- Prepare a batch of pasta frolla

2- Cut a piece of carta da forno (parchment paper) the size of your pie pan

3- Flatten the pasta frolla on a flat surface dusted with flour and transfer it into the pie pan. Use your hands to press the dough into the mold (it should be about 0.5 cm = 1/5" thick) and trim the excess dough

4- Prick the dough con una forchetta (with a fork)

5- Bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown. Once it is ready, let it cool down

6- In the meantime prepare a batch of crema pasticcera and let it cool down

7- Spread the crema pasticcera evenly

8- Decorate with the fruit (washed and cut)

Commenti e varianti:

- When the pie crust is ready, you can spread a thin layer of melted dark chocolate and let it cool before

 you spread the crema pasticcera

- if you prepare it in advance, you may want to mix the cut fruit with lemon juice, so it does not

 blacken,  and top the torta with unflavored gelatine

La crostata

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This Italian classic is more difficult to describe than to bake =)

Ingredienti:

- pasta frolla (see the post from yesterday) 

- 1 jar (vasetto, lit. little cute vase) of your favorite jam or Nutella

Procedimento:

0 - Riscalda il forno a 180 C (warm up the oven at 350 F)

1- Prepare a batch of pasta frolla

2- Cut a piece of carta da forno (parchment paper) the size of your pie pan

3- Flatten 3/4 of the pasta frolla on a flat surface dusted with flour and transfer it into the pie pan. Use your hands to press the dough into the mold (it should be about 0.5 cm = 1/5" thick) and trim the excess dough

4- Prick the dough con una forchetta (with a fork)

5- Spread the jam or nutella evenly

6- Flatten the rest of the dough and cut it in strips that you will arrange on top of the crostata, in an open lattice pattern (see the photo below) 

7- Bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown

Your first crostata (it still needs a few minutes in the oven): bravi!