Lemon Crostata Recipe

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Lemon Crostata
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Directions:

  1. Make Dough:
  2. Pulse almonds with 1/4 cup flour in a food processor until finely ground, being careful not to grind to a paste.
  3. Beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
  4. Chill 1 tablespoon beaten egg for egg wash and beat remaining egg into butter mixture. Beat in vanilla and almond extracts.
  5. At low speed, mix in almond mixture, zest, salt, and remaining 1 3/4 cups flour until a dough just forms.
  6. Halve dough and form each half into a 5- to 6-inch disk. Wrap disks separately in plastic wrap and chill until firm, at least 30 minutes.
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  8. Make Filling:
  9. Beat yolks with 3/4 cup sugar using cleaned beaters until very thick and tripled in volume, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a heavy medium saucepan and stir in zest, juice, butter, and salt.
  10. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking frequently, until curd is thick enough to hold marks of whisk and mixture begins to bubble, about 6 minutes.
  11. Transfer lemon curd to a bowl and chill, its surface covered with parchment paper, until cold, at least 1 hour.
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  13. Bake Crostata:
  14. Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle. Generously butter springform pan.
  15. Roll out 1 piece of dough (keep other piece chilled) between 2 sheets of parchment into a 12-inch round (**dough will be very tender).
  16. Remove top sheet of parchment and invert dough into springform pan. (**Dough will tear easily; patch it easily with your fingers.) Press dough over bottom and 1 inch up side of pan, trimming excess.
  17. Chill shell and roll out remaining dough between sheets of parchment into a 12-inch round.
  18. Remove top sheet of parchment, then cut dough into 10 (1/3-inch-wide) strips with pastry wheel and slide, still on parchment, onto a baking sheet. Chill until firm, 30 to 45 minutes.
  19. Bake shell until bottom is pale golden and edge is golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool shell in pan on a rack, about 30 minutes.
  20. Spread filling in shell and arrange 5 strips 1 inch apart on filling. Arrange remaining 5 strips 1 inch apart diagonally across first strips to form a lattice with diamond-shaped spaces. Trim edges of all strips flush with edge of shell. Brush lattice top with egg wash and sprinkle crostata with remaining tablespoon sugar.
  21. Bake crostata until pastry is golden and filling is bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a rack, about 2 hours (juices will thicken).
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  23. NOTES
  24. ~ Dough can be chilled up to 2 days.
  25. ~ Crostata is best the day it is made but can be baked 1 day ahead and chilled, covered (once cool). Serve at room temperature.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 531.87 Kcal (2227 kJ)
Calories from fat 310.1 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34.46g 53%
Cholesterol 200.24mg 67%
Sodium 423.56mg 18%
Potassium 201.52mg 4%
Total Carbs 46.65g 16%
Sugars 19.55g 78%
Dietary Fiber 2.35g 9%
Protein 11.26g 23%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 10%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 1.5mg 8%
Calcium 67.2mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 353.11 Kcal (1478 kJ)
Calories from fat 205.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.88g 53%
Cholesterol 132.94mg 67%
Sodium 281.2mg 18%
Potassium 133.79mg 4%
Total Carbs 30.97g 16%
Sugars 12.98g 78%
Dietary Fiber 1.56g 9%
Protein 7.47g 23%
Vitamin C 3.9mg 10%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 9%
Iron 1mg 8%
Calcium 44.6mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 13
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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