Summer Fruit Crostata

This peach and blueberry crostata is one of our all-time favorite summer desserts from Ina Garten. This is such a fantastic way to use up any extra blueberries or peaches you have on-hand during the summer. While this is definitely a decadent dessert, the fruit adds nutrients including vitamins, antioxidants and fiber! Blueberries are loaded with anthocyanins, a plant compound which has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects within the body. Peaches are a good source of vitamin C and potassium. Store your extra dough in the freezer for future baked goods!

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Desserts, Peaches, Blueberries, Quick & Easy, Summer
This peach and blueberry crostata is one of our all-time favorite summer desserts from Ina Garten. This is such a fantastic way to use up any extra blueberries or peaches you have on-hand during the summer.
Course Desserts, Quick & Easy
Servings 6
Diet Vegetarian

Ingredients
 

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated or superfine sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 pound 2 sticks cold unsalted butter, diced
  • 6 tablespoons 3 ounces ice water

For the Filling (makes 1 crostata)

  • 1 pound firm ripe peaches peeled
  • 1/2 pound firm ripe black plums unpeeled
  • 1/2 pint fresh blueberries
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1/4 cup all-purpose flour divided
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1/4 cup granulated sugar divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon grated orange zest
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 4 tablespoons 1/2 stick cold unsalted butter, diced

Instructions
 

  • For the pastry: Place the flour, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Pulse a few times to combine. Add the butter and toss quickly (and carefully!) with your fingers to coat each cube of butter with the flour. Pulse 12 to 15 times, or until the butter is the size of peas. With the motor running, add the ice water all at once through the feed tube. Keep hitting the pulse button to combine, but stop the machine just before the dough comes together. Turn the dough out onto a well-floured board, roll it into a ball, cut in half, and form into 2 flat disks. Wrap the disks in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. If you only need 1 disk of dough The other disk of dough can be frozen.
  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Roll the pastry into an 11-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Transfer it to the baking sheet.
  • For the filling: Cut the peaches and plums in wedges and place them in a bowl with the blueberries. Toss them with 1 tablespoon of the flour, 1 tablespoon of the sugar, the orange zest, and the orange juice. Place the mixed fruit on the dough circle, leaving a 1 1/2-inch border.
  • Combine the 1/4 cup flour, the 1/4 cup sugar, and the salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture is crumbly. Pour into a bowl and rub it with your fingers until it starts to hold together. Sprinkle evenly over the fruit. Gently fold the border of the pastry over the fruit, pleating it to make an edge.
  • Bake the crostata for 20 to 25 minutes, until the crust is golden and the fruit is tender. Let the crostata cool for 5 minutes, then use 2 large spatulas to transfer it to a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

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