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Fresh Peach Crostata
Preparation info
- Serves:
6-8
- Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
By Judi Rose and Jackie Rose
Published 2020
A crostata is an Italian free-form rustic tart with a tender, buttery crust folded over a juicy fruit filling. It’s easy to make and looks gorgeous. We use some spelt flour in the crust (plain wholemeal works too) to add fibre but without compromising its melt in-the-mouth texture.
Ingredients
For the pastry
1 2 tsp 1-2 tbsp
Method
Separate the egg. Reserve the white for glazing the pastry, and whisk the yolk, water and lemon juice together. Cut the cold butter into small cubes, then put the flour, sugar and butter into a food processor and pulse until it resembles fine crumbs. Add the yolk mixture through the feed-tube and process until it looks like a moist crumble, about 10 seconds.
Turn onto a lightly floured