
I love the
Australian Gourmet Traveller magazine and
this recipe is straight from its Italian issue (May 2010). Sweet raspberry filling is given an extra tang from ginger and rhubarb.
Rhubarb and raspberry crostata
500g rhubarb, chopped
250g caster sugar
thinly peeled rind and juice of 1 orange and 1/2 lemon
2tsp finely grated ginger
1tsp vanilla extract
100g frozen raspberries, defrosted
For brushing: eggwash
For dusting: demerara sugar
Pasta frolla
220g plain flour
100g cold butter, chopped
60g pure icing sugar, sieved
1tsp vanilla extract
1 egg plus 1 egg yolk, lightly beatenTo make pasta frolla, process flour, butter, icing sugar and pinch of salt in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Add egg mixture and vanilla and mix until the dough just comes together. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour.

Place rhubarb, sugar, rinds, juices, ginger and vanilla in a saucepan and stir over high heat until sugar dissolves. Let simmer stirring occasionally until thick and jam-like. Add raspberries and let cool completely.

Preheat oven to 180C. Roll out 2/3 of the dough into a 3 mm thick sheet and line a 13cmx36cm tart tin. Trim the edges (keeping in mind that the dough will shrink slightly in the oven), and spoon in the cooled rhubarb mixture.

Roll out the remaining dough and cut into 15mm wide strips. Arrange strips over jam and trim excess. Brush pastry with eggwash, dust with demerara sugar and bake until crisp and golden (about 40 mins). Let cool before serving.
Ai kun hieno piiras - nuo pinnalle tulevat taikinalenkit tekevät piiraasta aina niin hienostuneen ja kauniin. Varmasti oli hyvää! Tekee taas mieli raparperia kun laitoin oman piiraani jo pakkaseen :)
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing this in Gourmet Traveller. To be honest rhubarb is something I've only cooked with once or twice. This looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteGreat job Maria! It's definitely berry pie weather here! I love the lattice pattern on top too :)
ReplyDeleteoh that looks soo yummy maria
ReplyDeletei wish i wish i wish i sooo wish we were neighbourz :P
Risulinna: Kiitos! Raparperi ei ole taalla sesongissa, mutta oli pakko ostaa kun teki niin mieli :)
ReplyDeleteJohn: Thanks John! There are so many delicious rhubarb recipes out there, you should really give it another go!
Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine! :)
Betty: Thanks Betty, me too!!
This is such an elegant and delicious crostata. I love it! I wish I had access to rhubarb so I could taste that fruit finally!
ReplyDeleteMaria, this looks so delicious! And I am happy to see you are getting lots of blog traffic ;)
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