Citrus Crostata
- 3 medium navel oranges
- 2 red grapefruits
- 2 large lemons
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons arrowroot
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons ice water
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup mascarpone cheese (8 ounces), at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Zest of 1/2 small orange
- Zest of 1/2 large lemon
- For the jam: Set a sieve over a medium bowl.
- Trim the ends from the oranges, then cut away the peel and pith.
- Working over the bowl to catch the juice, cut along the membrane on both sides of each orange segment with a paring knife and let the segments drop into the sieve.
- Squeeze the juice from the leftover membranes into the bowl.
- Remove the segments from the grapefruits in the same manner, and squeeze the juices from the leftover membranes into the bowl.
- Remove the segments from 1 lemon and squeeze the juice from the leftover membranes into the bowl.
- Squeeze the juice from the remaining lemon into the bowl.
- Place the citrus segments, juices, sugar and arrowroot in a medium saucepan.
- Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer until thick, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Let cool at room temperature for 30 minutes, then refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- For the crust: In the bowl of a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, salt and lemon zest.
- Pulse until blended.
- Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.
- Combine the ice water and almond extract.
- With the machine running, gradually add the water mixture and process until moist clumps form.
- Turn the dough out onto a work surface and form into a ball.
- Flatten the dough into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap.
- Chill for 30 minutes.
- Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- On a large sheet of parchment paper, roll out the dough into a 10-inch round.
- Slide the dough and parchment onto a large, heavy baking sheet.
- Fold in the edge of the dough to make a border, forming an 8 to 9-inch round.
- Pleat the edge loosely and pinch to seal any cracks in the dough.
- Prick the bottom of the crust with a fork.
- Bake until the crust is golden, about 40 minutes.
- Let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then slide a metal spatula under the crust and remove the parchment.
- Let cool completely.
- For the topping: In a small bowl, mix together the mascarpone cheese, sugar, vanilla and the orange and lemon zests until smooth.
- Spread the mascarpone topping over the cooled crust, then spoon the citrus jam on top.
- Cut into wedges and serve.
oranges, red grapefruits, lemons, sugar, arrowroot, flour, sugar, salt, lemon, unsalted butter, water, almond, mascarpone cheese, sugar, vanilla, orange, lemon
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/citrus-crostata-recipe.html (may not work)