The recipe for a delicious cake: Apple Crostata with Streusel Topping!
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Italian
Prep Time15minutes
Cook Time45minutes
Total Time1hour
AuthorManuela Zangara
Ingredients
Crostata Dough
250gms– 8.8 oz. flour
125gms– 4.4 oz. sugar
125gms– 4.4 oz. softened unsalted butter
1egg
1pinchof salt
Filling
2or 3 applesdepending on their size
2 ½tbspsugar
1tbspcinnamon
Streusel Topping
125gms– 4.4 oz. flour
65gms– 2.3 oz. sugar
65gms– 2.3 oz. unsalted butter
Instructions
Crostata Dough
Knead the flour together with the sugar, butter, egg and salt until you obtain a smooth dough.
Wrap it with some cling wrap and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Then take it out of the fridge, place it on a sheet of baking paper and roll it into a 1.5 cm – 0.6 inch thick round shape.
Put the dough into a greased round 23 cm – 9 inch springform pan and press it down. Make sure that you have at least 3 cm – 1.2 inches of extra dough at the sides.
Filling
Peel and core the apples and cut them into 2.5 cm – 1 inch cubes.
Put them in a bowl with the cinnamon and sugar. Mix well.
Streusel Topping
Put the flour, butter and sugar in an electric mixer and mix until just combined (it will look like coarse breadcrumbs). Keep aside.
Assembling
Put the filling on top of the crostata and press the sides down with a fork.
Top with the Streusel topping.
Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C – 355°F for 45 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve warm or at room temperature with or without some vanilla ice cream on the side.