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Strawberry Raspberry Crostata

June 22, 2014 by Joy the Baker 56 Comments

strawberry raspberry crostata

I’m on  a mission to make new friends.  I’m in a new city, I don’t know many people, and I work from home on the Internet…. so, I’m really good friends with my cat, but at some point that’s just going to get weird.

Meeting new friends in my 30’s, outside of the context of work relationships and school relationships has been interesting.  By interesting I mean, um… how do I do this!?  It seems that calling people, making plans, not flaking on plans, and making eye contact is a good start because I’m slowing amassing a group of awesome ladies in this new city.  Slowly but surely.

Strawberry Raspberry Crostat

A few weeks before I moved to New Orleans from Los Angeles I received an email from Anna of The Yellow Table.  She was in the midst of planning her cross-country dinner party road trip to support her upcoming cookbook, and wanted to host  dinner in my New Orleans home… that I didn’t even live in yet.  I said SURE because it seems like once you start making crazy moves across the country, crazy dinner parties make total sense.

The days run away, as they do… and before I knew it, Anna was in town with bags of groceries to cook in my New Orleans kitchen.  Around the table we gathered a group of total strangers/new friends:  Juley, Summer, Hannah, Rebecca, Anna, and Elise.

We laughed, talked in the imagined voices of our pets, and shared the most lovely dinner of shrimp and couscous, watermelon and feta.

I made this Strawberry Raspberry Crostata for dessert because making friends out of strangers often involves some sort of berry and fruit.  Try it.  Totally works.

Strawberry Raspberry Crostata

Recipes that start with this sort of beauty hardly seem fair.  Summer is such a show-off.

Fresh strawberries are rinsed and sliced thick.  Fresh raspberries are rinsed and snacked on before adding by the handful to the strawberry bowl.

We’re also going to need some sugar, cornstarch for thickening, a squeeze of lemon, and a dash of Grand Marnier because we’re fancy.

I like how this feels.

Strawberry Raspberry Crostata

Last time I had fresh raspberries in the kitchen I made these Lemon Raspberry Pie Crust Cookies.  This recipe isn’t a grand diversion of those cookies.  It’s just summer fruit and pie crust in a different form.

Strawberry Raspberry Crostata

Berries, and their sugar and cornstarch partners.

The sugar helps the extract juice from the berries (the strawberries especially).  The process is called maceration.

I add lemon, Grand Marnier, and salt for extra flavor flav.

Strawberry Raspberry Crostata

Pie crust with cold butter and buttermilk!  This is enough crust for a double crust pie.  We want to make sure that our crostata crust is thick enough to hold all of the fruit juice and goodness.

Strawberry Raspberry Crostata

Do you have a kitchen ruler?  I do.  Do you have a desk ruler?  I don’t.  Priorities, I suppose.

Strawberry Raspberry Crostata

With the extra pie crust, I cut flower shapes small and not so small.  I don’t usually do this sort of cutesy thing but… it’ summer, and why not!?  Plus, with the extra pie crust  we can make little cinnamon sugar cookies.  Not too shabby.

Strawberry Raspberry Crostata

Fruit and its juice is placed in the center of the pie crust.

Also.. pro tip:  place the rolled out pie crust square on the baking pan before it’s loaded down in fresh fruit.  I still learn things the hard way from time to time.

Strawberry Raspberry Crostata

Folded up, egg washed, and dotted with pie crust flowers.

Strawberry Raspberry Crostata

Baked until golden brown, extra juicy, tender, and crisp.

I like this best served just slightly warm with vanilla ice cream.  It’s summer dreams come true.

Strawberry Raspberry Crostata

makes 4 large or 6 small servings

Print this Recipe!

For the Crust: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into cubes 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon cold buttermilk

For the Filling: 1 1/2 cups sliced strawberries 1 cup fresh raspberries 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier (optional) pinch of salt 1 large egg, beaten granulated sugar, for topping

To make the crust:

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar and salt. Add cold, cubed butter and, using your fingers, work the butter into the flour mixture. Quickly break the butter down into the flour mixture. Some butter pieces will be the size of oat flakes; some will be the size of peas. Create a well in the mixture and pour in the cold buttermilk. Use a fork to bring the dough together. Try to moisten all of the flour bits. On a lightly floured work surface, dump out the dough mixture. It will be moist and shaggy. That’s perfect. Shape into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. Allowing the dough to rest in the refrigerator will help rechill the butter and distribute the moisture.

To make the filling:

In a medium bowl, gently stir together strawberries, raspberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, Grand Marnier (if using), and salt.  Try not to break down the berries too much but stir until all ingredients are well incorporated, and the cornstarch has completely dispersed and disappeared.  Cover and set aside (room temperature or refrigerated) for 20 minutes.

In a small bowl, beat the egg and set aside. In another small bowl place about 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar for topping.

To roll of the curst and assemble the crostata:

On a well-floured surface, roll one of the disks out to a 1/4″-thickness. Use a ruler to cut a 12-inch square out of the center of the rolled crust.  With the remaining rolled crust, cut our small flower, circle, or heart shapes using a small cookie cutter.  You may have some extra crust scraps that you can sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and bake off as pie crust cookies!

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

Place the 12-inch square onto the prepared baking sheet.  Place the fruit (and most of the juice it produced) into the center of the square, leaving at least 1 1/2-inches of crust on all sides.  Brush the edges of the square with egg.  Fold the top and bottom of the square up towards the fruit.  Fold the two sides up towards the fruit.  Place a few of the pie crust flowers (or circles or hearts) around the crust edges and among the fruit.

Lightly brush the pie crust with egg and sprinkle generously with sugar.

Place in the oven to bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until well browned and bubbling.  It’s ok if some juices spill out of the crust during baking.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly (or cool to room temperature) before serving.  To store, cover in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator. Cover loosely in foil and gently reheat in a 300 degree oven for 30 minutes to serve warm from the fridge.

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  1. Grace Ann

    July 9, 2014 at 3:32 am

    I have made this now twice and it is sooo delicious! Thanks for a wonderful, summery dessert recipe! Everyone wants the recipe!

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  2. Cheyenne Wehren

    June 30, 2014 at 6:42 am

    this looks delicious, wow.
    xo, cheyenne

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  3. Beth Strandlund

    June 29, 2014 at 9:23 pm

    I tried this recipe tonight and it was DELICIOUS! The recipe was effortless, the crust was easy to roll out, and the mixture of strawberries and raspberries was the right amount of tart and sweet. This crostata was a perfect dessert for the summer evening.

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  4. Jessica B

    June 28, 2014 at 12:46 pm

    It is super hard making friends as an adult lady, I moved cities in October 3 months pregnant, so only worked for a little while and didn’t really meet anyone I connected with. It’s also a lot harder to bond with people when you can’t go for drinks with them. Now have a baby so might meet some other moms to be mom friends with. But miss having best girlfriends!

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  5. Meg

    June 28, 2014 at 7:27 am

    It’s winter here in Sydney but damned if I care – I’m going to make and eat the hell out of this beauty!

    Reply
  6. Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures

    June 26, 2014 at 12:41 pm

    This would make a friend out of anyone :)

    Reply
  7. Meredith

    June 24, 2014 at 10:18 pm

    Love the simplicity of a crostata and this is gorgeous!

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  8. becky

    June 24, 2014 at 3:23 pm

    This looks gorgeous, something I am definitely whipping up this summer! Beautiful photography too, great job! Becky from http://www.inkandnonsense.blogspot.co.uk

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