Citrus Crostata

Name: Citrus Crostata
Prep time: 4 h 10 min
Cook time: 4 h 10 min
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 3 teaspoons arrowroot; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 red grapefruits; 3 Tbsps ice water; 1 Zest of lemon; 1 large Zest of lemon; 2 larges lemons; 227 grams cup mascarpone cheese , at room temperature; 3 mediums navel oranges; 1 small Zest of orange; 0 teaspoons fine sea salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps sugar; 3 Tbsps sugar; 10 Tbsps (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Citrus Crostata

This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 531 calories, 6g of protein, and 27g of fat. If $1.09 per serving falls in your budget, Citrus Crostata might be a great vegetarian recipe to try. Head to the store and pick up orange zest, vanillan extract, lemon zest, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 4 hours and 10 minutes.

Instructions

For the jam: Set a sieve over a medium bowl. Trim the ends from the oranges, then cut away the peel and pith. Working over the bowl to catch the juice, cut along the membrane on both sides of each orange segment with a paring knife and let the segments drop into the sieve. Squeeze the juice from the leftover membranes into the bowl.

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Orange

Juice

Jam

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Knife

Sieve

Bowl

Remove the segments from the grapefruits in the same manner, and squeeze the juices from the leftover membranes into the bowl.

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Grapefruit

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Bowl

Remove the segments from 1 lemon and squeeze the juice from the leftover membranes into the bowl. Squeeze the juice from the remaining lemon into the bowl.

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Juice

Lemon

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Bowl

Place the citrus segments, juices, sugar and arrowroot in a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer until thick, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

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Arrowroot

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Let cool at room temperature for 30 minutes, then refrigerate for 30 minutes.

For the crust: In the bowl of a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, salt and lemon zest. Pulse until blended.

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Lemon Zest

Crust

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Food Processor

Bowl

Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.

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Butter

Combine the ice water and almond extract. With the machine running, gradually add the water mixture and process until moist clumps form. Turn the dough out onto a work surface and form into a ball. Flatten the dough into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 30 minutes.

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Almond Extract

Water

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

On a large sheet of parchment paper, roll out the dough into a 10-inch round. Slide the dough and parchment onto a large, heavy baking sheet. Fold in the edge of the dough to make a border, forming an 8 to 9-inch round. Pleat the edge loosely and pinch to seal any cracks in the dough. Prick the bottom of the crust with a fork.

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Crust

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