summer peach and blackberry crostata
September 8th, 2010 § 3 Comments
In every bite of pie I make, I want a piece of crust to compliment the berries, fruit or other filling. I’m not interested in a soup, or jelly-filled shell; I want to experience the whole pie in every little piece. Oh, and I want the crust to be just as delicious as the filling.
I think I’ve finally discovered my perfect pie…
I had a ball of left-over pie crust in the fridge, and when I came home with some blackberries and a very ripe peach, I knew just what to do. I’ve seen many pictures of crostatas like this, but never made one myself, so I decided to forgo a recipe and see if I could create my vision.
I rolled the dough out , sprinkled cornmeal on my cookie sheet, and thickened some blackberries in a pan with a little bit of cornstarch. I lined the bottom of the crust with little slices of peach and poured the berries on top, adding the rest of the berries and the final slices of peach at the end. With the sides all folded up and painted with sugar, I put it in the oven to see what would happen.
Great things happened. I’ll make it for you someday.
Lillian this berry peach crostata looks scrumptious! Dad and I both wanted a bite as soon as we saw it. You know how we are in our house with apple pies – the crust is as sought after as the filling! We will definitely take you up on your offer to make us one. Love, Mom
drool just fell onto my computer. great.
Yummmm, I totally feel the same way about having crust with every bite of filling. I hope I get to try this when you come home! and I want to try those lavender cupcakes. Have you been able to convert anything into df/gf?