Fresh Fig and Almond Crostada
From pleclare 15 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 8
A tender almond filling and a butter crust,both quickly blended in the food processor,complement delectable figs. The crostada is especially good warm.
Ingredients
- Dough: shopping list
- 11/4c flour(spooned and levelled) plus more for rolling shopping list
- 1/2 tsp sugar shopping list
- 1/2 tsp salt shopping list
- 1/2c(1 stick) cold,unsalted butter,cut in pieces shopping list
- 2 to 4 Tbs ice water shopping list
- I use Pillsbury refrigerated prepared crust shopping list
- Filling: shopping list
- 1/2c blanched almonds shopping list
- 1/2c sugar shopping list
- 2 large eggs shopping list
- 4 Tbs(1/2 stick) unsalted butter,room temperature shopping list
- 2 tsp. flour shopping list
- 1/4 tsp vanilla shopping list
- 1/8 tsp salt shopping list
- 1 lb. ripe fresh figs(about 16) stemmed and thinly sliced shopping list
- 1 Tbs fresh lemon juice shopping list
How to make it
- Make dough: In processor,pulse flour,sugar and salt to combine. Add butter;pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal,with a few pea size pieces of butter remaining. Sprinkle with 2 Tbs ice water;pulse until dough is crumbly but holds together when squeezed(if necessary,add up to 2 Tbs more water). Do not overmix. Flatten dough into a disk;wrap tightly in plastic. Refrigerate till firm.at least 1 hour and (up to 3 days)
- Filing: In processor,combine almonds and sugar;process until finely ground. Add 1 egg,butter,flour,vanilla and salt;pulse till smooth,and set aside. In a med. bowl,combine figs and lemon juice;set aside
- Preheat oven to 350. On large lightly floured piece of parchment paper,roll dough to 14" round.Spread almond filling in center,leaving 2" border; top with fig mixture. Fold border over edge of filling,pleating all around;press down gently to seal. In a small bowl, mix remaining egg with 1 tsp. water;brush dough with egg wash.
- Lifting edges of parchment,transfer crostada to a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until crust is golden brown,about 1 hour. Let cool on baking sheet at least 30 mins. To serve,cut into wedges
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I had been looking for this recipe ever since you spoke of it for coffee and somehow missed it. Glad to have found it! Sounds wonderful!!!
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Love figs and this recipe sounds so tasty! Bookmarked and will definitely try!
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in Clayton loved it
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I like the sound of this - especially the ingredients and figs are one of my favourite fruits. Oh when I was on holiday visiting family in Croatia they got me to try homemade moonshine and to have it with fresh figs was soooo yummy but the moonshine ...more
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