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Apple Crostata
Instead of baking a traditional apple pie, try this crostata recipe busting with granny smith and golden delicious apples you cannot go wrong with this rustic dessert.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 55m⏳ Prep: 45 min👤 Marian Cooper Cairns and Mary Allen Perry📖 countryliving
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●pan
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Peel apples and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat; add brown sugar and next 2 ingredients and bring to a boil. Add apples and cook, stirring often, ⏱️ 20 minutes or until apples are tender. Stir in dried cherries and cranberries. Remove apple mixture from skillet using a slotted spoon, and let cool. Cook remaining liquid in skillet over medium heat ⏱️ 10 minutes or until thickened to a syrup-like consistency.
2
Heat oven to 425°F. Unroll piecrusts, and stack on a lightly floured surface. Roll stacked piecrusts into a 15-inch circle, and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Mound apple mixture in center of piecrust leaving a 3-inch border around edges. Lift pastry edges, and pull up over apple mixture leaving a 6-inch circle of fruit showing in center; press folds gently to secure. Brush beaten egg over pastry, and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Place the lightly greased sides of a 9-inch springform pan with clasp open around pie; close clasp.
large egg, beaten1
3
Bake at 425°F on lower oven rack for 35 to ⏱️ 40 minutes or until golden brown. Run a knife around edges of tart to loosen. Cool on a wire rack ⏱️ 30 minutes; remove pan sides. Sprinkle top of tart with pepitas. Serve with reserved sauce.
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