Traditional Crostata with Bilberry Fruit Preserve

Crostata con composta di mirtilli

INGREDIENTS

  • 330g plain flour
  • 165g cold butter, cut into small cubes
  • 130g caster sugar
  • 1 whole egg
  • 2 egg yolks
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 sachet vanilla sugar (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
  • A pinch of salt
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 500g bilberry fruit preserve

METHOD

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, vanilla sugar, salt, and baking powder. Add the cold butter and rub it in using your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  2. Add the whole egg, the egg yolks, and the lemon zest. Bring everything together and knead lightly until you have a smooth dough. If the dough is too sticky, work in a little extra flour.
  3. Wrap the dough in cling film and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
  4. Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) / Gas Mark 4.
  5. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to about 4mm thick. Use the majority of the dough to line a 24–26cm tart tin, pressing it gently into the edges and forming a small rim.
  6. Cut 8–10 even strips from the remaining dough. Spread the bilberry preserve evenly over the pastry base. Lay the strips over the top in a lattice pattern, placing some horizontally and others vertically. Gently press the ends into the pastry edge.
  7. Bake in the preheated oven for 30–35 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown.
  8. Leave the crostata to cool in the tin on a wire rack. Dust with a little icing sugar before serving, if desired.
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