Dried Cherry-Walnut Crostada

Makes: 8 servings at 81o each. Prep: 1 hour. Chill: 1 hour 10 minutes. Cook: 6 minutes. Bake: at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

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Dried Cherry-Walnut Crostada
Servings: 8 Prep 1 hr Chill 1 hr 10 mins Bake 375°F 30 mins Cook 6 mins

Ingredients

Crust:
  • Crust:
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and finely chopped
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 egg yolk
Cherry-Walnut Filling:
  • Cherry-Walnut Filling:
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup dried cherries
  • 1 1/2 cups walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
Glaze:
  • Glaze:
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon sugar

Make It

Crust:

1. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the finely chopped walnuts.

2. Combine remaining walnuts, flour, 1 teaspoon sugar and salt in medium-size bowl. Add butter; beat on low speed 1-1/2 to 2 minutes or until texture of cornmeal with some large particles.

3. Beat together water and egg yolk in small bowl. Add to walnut-flour mixture; beat on low speed until dough begins to come together and no dry particles remain.

4. Turn dough out onto sheet of plastic wrap; knead lightly 8 to 10 times. Flatten into disk; wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Cherry-Walnut Filling:

5. Bring cream and sugar to boiling, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to low; simmer until slightly thickened, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in cinnamon, cherries and 1-1/2 cups walnuts.

6. Line 9-inch pie plate with plastic wrap. Spoon cherry mixture into pie plate, spreading evenly. Refrigerate until ready to prepare crostata. (Mixture seems liquid, but firms on chilling and some of liquid is absorbed.)

7. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. To prepare crostata, lightly sprinkle flour on sheet of parchment paper. Lightly sprinkle flour on pastry disk and rolling pin. Roll out dough on paper into 12-inch circle (dough is very delicate but resilient). Slip dough and parchment onto large baking sheet. Invert cherry-walnut mixture onto center of dough; remove plastic wrap. Using parchment as guide, lift edges of dough and drape over filling to enclose all but center 3 to 4 inches of filling; dough will pleat attractively as it falls into place. Trim any visible parchment around edge. Refrigerate crostata 10 minutes.

Glaze:

8. Whisk egg yolk in small bowl. Brush over top of dough. Sprinkle with reserved 2 tablespoons walnuts and the sugar.

9. Bake in 375 degrees F oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Remove from parchment to wire rack and cool.

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe: 8; Amount Per Serving: cal. (kcal): 479, Fat, total (g): 37, chol. (mg): 110, sat. fat (g): 13, carb. (g): 37, fiber (g): 2, pro. (g): 8, sodium (mg): 151, Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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