Wild berry and apple whole grain crostatas
If you are looking for a super simple version of a pie here you have it. This is the second version of a crostata that I have made, apple danish crostata was the first one which was really good as well.
With this one I wanted to experiment with the crust and I used butter instead of oil. I actually could not tell much difference between using olive oil or butter so I think I will stick with the olive oil since it is healthier :-)
With crostatas you can pretty much add any fruit of your choice. With the apple danish crostata I made a while back I was thinking of maybe using the recipe and making it as an apple pie slab version. I just came up with and I think I like it. The cheese layer was a really tasty complement with the apples so will see how it goes…..
Enjoy!!
In the left picture you can see the dough and filling ingredients. In the right picture you can see the crostatas just before baking.
PrintWild berry and apple whole grain crostatas
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients:
Dough
1 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup butter, 1 stick
Filling
2-3 apples, thinly sliced
1 cup wild frozen berries, thawed out and juices removed
1 tablespoon corn starch
1/4 cup sucanat sugar, brown sugar or regular sugar will work
2-3 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon sugar to sprinkle over top of crostatas
2 tablespoon milk, for brushing crostatas with before baking
Directions:
Mix crust ingredients together in a bowl. Divide the dough into two pieces and roll them out between plastic wrap into a round disk. Transfer them to a prepared baking pan line with parchment paper.
Preheat oven to 375F. In another bowl mix filling ingredients except milk and extra tablespoon of sugar. Place filling on top of the doughs. Bring sides of the dough up onto the apples and berries and pad down. Brush with milk and sprinkle with the two tablespoons of sugar.
Bake for 35-45 minutes or until edges begin to brown. I baked mine for 45 minutes
Nutrition facts calculated based on the recipe giving 8 servings
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Oh Miriam, this looks like a great us of whole wheat pastry flour! I have some, but have hardly used it yet. A crostata seems like the perfect thing for it–sort of rustic (and forgiving in case I screw up!). Lovely post! :)
Oh boy those look yummy! I’m definitely going to make this or the apple version next week, but in pie form because my crostatas always fall apart and start oozing. But yours look perfect. :)
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I finally made this today and it was great! The only thing was that I didn’t need so much water in the crust, but that could be due to the flour I used (normal whole wheat). Thanks a bunch for the recipe. :)
Texanerin,
cool, I am glad you liked them. Next time I make them I will pay attention to the water content but as far as I can remember it was exactly the right amount.
I think it was like you said, depending on the flours, one may take more water than others.
Regards.
It looks yummy. I am definitely trying this recipe.
It looks yummy. I am definitely trying this recipe.