Fresh Fig Crostada
Ingredients
Dough
1 ¼ cups flour
1 Tbsp sugar
½ tsp salt
1 stick butter, cut in pieces (hint: put in the freezer while you are assembling ingredients to get it really cold)
3 to 4 Tbsp cold water
Egg for brushing crust
Filling
½ cup almonds
½ cup sugar
1 egg
½ stick butter, room temperature
1 Tbsp flour
½ tsp salt
½ tsp vanilla * sometimes I use almond liqueur if we have any
1 lb figs or plums (or other fruit) sliced
Juice of ½ a lemon
Directions
Make crust.
Put dry ingredients in the food processor and pulse to blend.
Add butter and pulse until crumbs form.
Add water a Tbsp at a time, until dough just begins to come together, remove from processor and roll in a ball in plastic wrap. Let dough rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
Make filling.
Blend almonds and sugar in the food processor.
Add egg, butter, flour, salt, and vanilla and pulse until thoroughly combined.
In a small bowl combine cut fruit and lemon juice.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly flour.
On the parchment paper, roll dough into a rough circle of 12 to 14 inches. It doesn’t have to be perfect.
Spoon filling from the food processor in the middle of the pastry dough and spread, leaving about a 2-inch border.
Top with figs.
Fold the borders of the pastry over the filling, pulling it together to hold in the filling.
Mix the egg with a tsp of water and brush the edges of the pastry.
Bake for about one hour until edges are lightly browned.
Cool 15 minutes before cutting.
Top with whipped cream or crème fraische and enjoy.
(Just discovering how good this is for breakfast!)