Crostata with Strawberry Jam

Name: Crostata with Strawberry Jam
Prep time: 1 h 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp sliced almonds, toasted; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 3 Tbsps ice water; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoons grated lemon peel; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters jar strawberry preserves; 2 Tbsps sugar; 10 Tbsps (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Crostata with Strawberry Jam might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 319 calories, 3g of protein, and 15g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. It is perfect for Mother's Day. A mixture of sugar, butter, ice water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 55 minutes.

Instructions

Mix the flour, sugar, and lemon peel, in a food processor. Next add the cubed butter, in increments. Pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse meal, then add the salt. Pulse in the ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until moist clumps form. Gather the dough into a ball; flatten into a disk. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.

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Lemon Peel

Water

Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

Wrap

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Food Processor

Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Roll out the dough on a floured surface to an 11-inch round.

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Dough

Roll

Transfer the dough onto a heavy baking sheet that has been lined with a silicon pad or parchment paper. Stir the lemon juice into the preserves and spread the preserves on top of dough, leaving a 2-inch border. Fold the dough border over the filling to form an 8-inch round, pleating loosely and pinching to seal any cracks in the dough.

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Lemon Juice

Preserves

Spread

Dough

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Bake the crostata until the crust is golden, 35 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool.

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Crust

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Oven

Sprinkle with the almonds and dust with the powdered sugar, if you wish. Slide a metal spatula under the crust to free the crostata from the baking sheet and serve.

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Powdered Sugar