Crostata di frutta (fresh fruit tart)
Recipe Type: [i]Dolci [/i](Desserts)
Cuisine: Multi-regional
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Serves: 10 servings
Categories: Kids [br] This fresh fruit tart is a crowd pleaser. They are sold in pastry shops all over Italy as small individual tarts are large ones to share. They can be topped with whatever fruit you prefer and are often topped with just strawberries, mixed berries, just raspberries or a mixture. You can also substitute the pastry cream for chocolate pastry cream.
Ingredients
- [img src=”http://www.livingalifeincolour.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/meimanrensheng.com-crostata-di-frutta-ingredients.jpg”]
- [url href=”https://www.livingalifeincolour.com/recipes/pasta-frolla-short-crust-pastry/” target=”_blank”][i]Pasta frolla[/i] (short crust pastry)[/url]
- [url href=”https://www.livingalifeincolour.com/recipes/crema-pasticcera-pastry-cream/” target=”_blank”][i]Crema pasticcera[/i] (pastry cream)[/url]
- 1 kilo of fresh fruit: can be [url href=”https://www.livingalifeincolour.com/kitchen/ingredients/fruit-and-nuts/#go-strawberry” target=”_blank”]strawberries[/url], [url href=”https://www.livingalifeincolour.com/kitchen/ingredients/fruit-and-nuts/#go-fig” target=”_blank”]figs[/url], raspberries, blackberries, peaches, plums, [url href=”https://www.livingalifeincolour.com/kitchen/ingredients/fruit-and-nuts/#go-blackberry” target=”_blank”]blueberries[/url], etc. or any combination of these fruits
Instructions
- Butter a 23 cm tart tin or pastry ring.[br][img src=”http://www.livingalifeincolour.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/meimanrensheng.com-crostata-di-frutta-1-butter-the-tin.jpg”]
- Sprinkle flour on the worktop and roll out the pastry to a size large enough to cover the bottom of the tin and sides.[br][img src=”http://www.livingalifeincolour.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/meimanrensheng.com-crostata-di-frutta-2-roll-out-the-pastry.jpg”]
- Roll the pastry around the rolling pin (use a pastry scraper if it is sticking to the work surface) and unroll into the tin or pastry ring [url href=”https://www.livingalifeincolour.com/recipes/pasta-frolla-short-crust-pastry/” target=”_blank”](see here for instructions using a pastry ring.)[/url][br][img src=”http://www.livingalifeincolour.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/meimanrensheng.com-crostata-di-frutta-3-roll-the-pastry-around-the-rolling-pin.jpg”]
- Trim any excess pastry from the top of the tin or ring. Place the pastry in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.[br][img src=”http://www.livingalifeincolour.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/meimanrensheng.com-crostata-di-frutta-4-place-in-the-tin-and-cut-off-the-excess.jpg”]
- Prick the pastry with a fork. Bake the pastry until golden brown and let it cool on a wire rack.[br][img src=”http://www.livingalifeincolour.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/meimanrensheng.com-crostata-di-frutta-6-bake-the-pastry.jpg”]
- Just before serving, take you pastry and pour your pastry cream into the cooled pastry and smooth it out with an offset spatula.[br][img src=”http://www.livingalifeincolour.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/meimanrensheng.com-crostata-di-frutta-7-fill-with-pastry-cream.jpg”]
- Wash your fruit and dry it. Cut the fruit if you prefer or keep the berries whole and decorate the top of the pastry cream with it, covering the entire pastry cream with fruit. Serve immediately.[br][img src=”http://www.livingalifeincolour.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/meimanrensheng.com-crostata-di-frutta1.jpg”]
Notes
Store bought shortcrust can be substituted to make this dessert quickly.
My Mother In Law makes this and I did not fully appreciate the work that goes into this until I had to make it… Thank you and this tastes amazing. I will try make the crema pasticcera from scratch next time!