Apple Crostata with Cheddar Cheese Crust
A crostata is a rustic, free-form Italian tart, made from a variety of fruits, very similar to a fruit pie. Here we've added cheddar cheese to the crust to compliment the sweet apples!
Servings: 8
Ingredients
CHEDDAR CHEESE CRUST:
- 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 c. cold unsalted butter cut into small pieces
- 1/2 c. ice cold water
- 1 c. shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- Turbinado sugar for sprinkling
APPLE FILLING:
- 2-3 granny smith apples peeled, cored, sliced 1/2-inch wedges
- 1/2 c. granulated sugar
- 2 T. all-purpose flour
- 2 T. fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 c. apricot preserves warmed
Instructions
- CHEDDAR CHEESE CRUST: In a food processor, pulse 2 1/2 cups flour and the salt. Add the butter, and pulse until the mixture resembles A coarse meal. Drizzle ice cold water evenly over the mixture. Pulse until the mixture just begins to hold together. Add cheese; pulse until combined.
- Turn out dough onto a surface and form into a ball. Divide the ball in half. Flatten into 2 disks, wrap each disk in plastic, and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes or up to overnight. (You can also freeze your other disk of dough for up to one month.)
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 disk of dough into a 13-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- APPLE FILLING: In a large bowl, toss together apples, granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, lemon juice, and cinnamon.
- Spread filling over the dough, leaving a 2-inch border. Fold edges in, to form a crust; brush with egg wash, and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake the crostata until the apples are tender and the crust is golden about 1 hour. (Cover the crostata with aluminum foil about 40 minutes into the baking, to prevent any burning.) Let cool slightly.
- Brush the apples with warm apricot preserves. Let the crostata cool to room temperature before serving.
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