Ingredients
For the pastry:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated or superfine sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 pound (1 stick) very cold unsalted butter, diced
- 2 tablespoons ice water
For the filling:
- 1 1/2 pounds McIntosh, Macoun, or Empire apples (3 large)
- 1/4 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup granulated or superfine sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) cold unsalted butter, diced
Directions
For the pastry, place the flour, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Pulse a few times to combine. Add the butter and pulse 12 to 15 times, or until the butter is the size of peas. With the motor running, add the ice water all at once through the feed tube. Keep hitting the pulse button to combine, but stop the machine just before the dough becomes a solid mass. Turn the dough onto a well-floured board and form into a disk. Wrap with plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Flour a rolling pin and roll the pastry into an 11-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Transfer it to a baking sheet.
For the filling, peel, core, and cut the apples into 8ths. Cut each wedge into 3 chunks. Toss the chunks with the orange zest. Cover the tart dough with the apple chunks leaving a 1 1/2-inch border.
Combine the flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and allspice in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture is crumbly. Pour into a bowl and rub it with your fingers until it starts holding together. Sprinkle evenly on the apples. Gently fold the border over the apples to enclose the dough, pleating it to make a circle.
Bake the crostata for 20 to 25 minutes, until the crust is golden and the apples are tender. Allow to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Photo: Apple Crostata Recipe
















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By paocris
on April 28, 2013
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I love this recipe. I make it all the time when we have company. I have tried this recipe using brown sugar in the topping, but it didn't work. it has to be the fine white sugar.
By Chef #1381735
Tucumcari, NM
on April 25, 2013
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I made this recipe exactly as called for, except switching up to half and half white and brown sugars. The recipe is OK. I don't think I'll make it again. My apple pie is much better and not any more difficult or time consuming to make. We also thought it had a touch to much salt. My daughter asked me if I sprinkled salt on it.
By Penny0226
on April 02, 2013
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I don't what's going on, but I made this recipe two times and each time the dough just melted away from the apples and spread out all over the parchment sheet. I've looked at other recipes and they seem to use more flour. I followed the recipe exactly including chilling the dough for one hour. Has anyone else had this problem? Also, it seems like too many apples for the small amount of dough. I'm going to try a different recipe. Otherwise, it tastes delicious!
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