Ground Cherry + Plum Crostata

9/9/2020

Last week, I posted a blog on How to Make Ground Cherry Compote. In today's blog, you'll discover how to use the ground cherry compote in a tasty baked crostata recipe.

Crostatas are wonderful pastries that are made either sweet or savory. Depending on one's liking, compote or jam makes a great base for a sweeter pastry. Top it with fresh fruit and was-lah, it's almost like an open-face danish.

I try to keep all of my crostata crust recipes similar, as when practice makes perfect, this helps get in the flow to concoct a variety of filling ingredients so you don't have to waste time figuring out how to make the crust. Enjoy!

"I love to make pies - pot pies, quiches, savory tarts, fruit pies. I use an old-fashioned pastry blender with wires and a wooden handle. I never use a recipe."
- Ruth Reichl

Ground Cherry + Plum Crostata
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Bake Time: 35-40 minutes

Ingredients:
1 cup of flour
5 tbsp vegan butter
1 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
4-5 tbsp cold water

1/2 cup ground cherry compote (1 recipe listed here)
1 plum, sliced (used half)

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. If you have to make the compote, begin following the recipe linked above. While cooking start on the dough.

In a bowl, mix together the flour, salt and sugar. Add the vegan butter and with a fork or pastry cutter, press and cut the butter into the dough until it looks crumbly. Gradually, add the water one tablespoon at a time and mix until the dough forms. Use your hands to roll the dough into a ball. Set aside in the refrigerator for a moment.

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