Discovered this a couple of weeks ago. A very common, standard Italian dish. Made it on Saturday.
Will be making it again. You should try it.
It plays a tart or pie-like function but it’s made with a shortbreadish-type of dough. Very easy and wonderful. The filling for this one was some blueberry filling I’d made and frozen earlier in the summer. You can use any kind of jam.
The pan is my Official Crostata Pan – an Italian brand scored for 2.99 at Ross a few weeks back. They had a bunch of different pans from this company - Guardini – interesting shapes and nice colors, all for under 3.50. Somebody’s import scheme didn’t go so well!
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I’m disinclined to bake but you’ve motivated me to work in a trip to Trader Joe’s which has tarts like their cranberry walnut at reasonable prices while a gourmet store near me has tarts but one needs a Tarp loan from the Fed to purchase them. The shortbread dough does sound special. St. Joseph….pray that her sons marry women who can cook. They’ve got to be spoiled in that area.