Plum Orange Crostata Recipe

Ingredients

Dough
• 2 cups AP flour
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 sticks unsalted butter
• Pinch of salt
• 1 egg
Filling
• 5-6 plums
• ¼ cup orange juice
• ½ cup sugar
• 3 oranges zested
• 3 Tbl Cointreau (or other orange liquor)
• 1tsp lemon juice
• Pinch of Allspice

Instructions

Dough
1. In a large bowl mix in flour sugar and salt.
2. Cut in the cold butter with two knifes till you have a sandy texture.
3. Add in the egg to form a ball of dough.
4. Roll out the dough on a little flour to about half a centimeter.
5. Place in a shallow torte tin that has been slightly buttered, tuck in the dough nicely.
6. Leave the excess dough over the edge.
Filling
7. Prep plums by segmenting them and zesting the oranges.
8. In a large sauce pan on medium heat
9. Toss in sugar, orange juice, lemon juice, and allspice
10. Once the sugar dissolves add the segmented plums and orange zest
11. Turn up the heat and quick sauté the plums, add Cointreau.
The Combination
12. Now take the plums and place into the torte tin.
13. Fold over the excess dough. Make it look nice and rustic
14. Bake in a preheated oven of 365F for -+ 20 min or till crust is golden brown.
15. Cool before cutting or scoop out of tin and serve with whipped cream and a little fresh orange zest.