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8
servingsMedium
Published 1990
One of the few typically Roman pastries, this sour cherry tart is found in all the pastry shops of Rome in one version or another. If you wish, substitute fruit or berry preserves for the filling here and call the dessert a crostata di marmellata.
Visciole are Roman cherries, small, sour, and somewhat translucent, with a short season in late May and early June. Real visciole are scarce even in Rome nowadays, and any sour cherries will make a creditable version o