Description
Want to enjoy fresh oranges in a sweet new way? Make crostatas with a sugar-encrusted pastry and a pretty combo of navel and blood oranges.
Ingredients
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For the Sweet Tart Dough:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons cold water
For the Filling and Assembly:
- 2–3 navel oranges, peeled and sliced
- 2–3 blood oranges, peeled and sliced
- 1/2 cup orange marmalade
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup turbinado sugar
- 8 ounces (1 tub) mascarpone cheese
Instructions
For the Sweet Tart Dough:
- Whisk together the flour, salt, and confectioners’ sugar in a medium bowl. Cut in the butter with a pastry cutter until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Add the egg yolk and water and cut in with the pastry cutter. When the dough starts coming together, knead with your hands just until a smooth dough forms. Do not over-knead.
- On a lightly floured surface, turn out the dough and press into a flat disc. Tightly wrap in plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
For the Filling and Assembly:
- Remove from the refrigerator and divide the dough into 6 equal pieces on a lightly floured surface.
- Working with one piece at a time, lightly dust the top with flour. With a rolling pin, roll out each piece into a small circle about 1/4 inch thick and about 6 inches in diameter. Use more flour as necessary to prevent sticking.
- With a pastry brush, spread a thin layer of orange marmalade in the center of the disc, leaving about an inch of space around the edge. Shingle 4-6 slices of oranges on top of the marmalade. Fold up the sides of dough over the filling, forming loose pleats.
- Immediately transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Repeat with the 5 remaining dough pieces, leaving about an inch of space in between each crostata on the baking sheet.
- Chill the crostatas in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, or until the dough is cold and firm.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F while the crostatas are chilling.
- When ready to bake, remove the baking sheet from the fridge. Whisk the whole egg in a small bowl, and brush the edges of each crostata with a thin layer of the egg wash. Liberally sprinkle the edges and the exposed top of the crostatas with the turbinado sugar.
- Transfer to the oven, and bake until the crust is a deep golden-brown color, about 35-45 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, and allow the crostatas to cool on the baking sheet for 15 minutes before transferring to plates and serving with a small dollop of mascarpone cheese on top.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Crostata
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Dessert
Keywords: orange, crostata, mascarpone