Chocolate Crostatas with Marmalade
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoons (1 1/4sticks) cold unsalted butter
- Ice water
- 1 1/2 cups marmalade or apricot preserves
- Candied Orange Peel, recipe follows
- Line a heavy large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, orange peel, and salt in a food processor.
- Add the butter.
- Blend until clumps form.
- Add 2 tablespoons of ice water and blend.
- Add more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough forms.
- Turn the dough out onto a work surface and knead briefly to form a smooth dough.
- Gather the dough into a ball then divide the dough into 8 equal pieces.
- Flatten each piece into a disk.
- Press 1 dough piece on the prepared baking sheet into a 4 1/2-inch round.
- Spoon 1 generous tablespoon of the marmalade into the center of the round.
- Fold the dough border in to form a 3-inch round and allow the center of the crostata to remain uncovered.
- Pleat loosely and pinch the dough to seal any cracks.
- Repeat with the remaining dough pieces and marmalade, spacing the crostatas evenly apart.
- Cover and refrigerate the crostatas until they are cold, at least 45 minutes and up to 4 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Bake the crostatas until the crusts are set, about 18 minutes.
- Cool for 10 minutes.
- Slide a metal spatula under the crusts to free the crostatas from the baking sheet.
- Garnish with the candied orange peel and serve warm.
- 1 large navel orange
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Using a vegetable peeler, cut the orange part of the peel from the stem end of the orange down to the navel end, forming long 3/4 to 1-inch-wide strips.
- Bring a heavy small saucepan of water to a boil.
- Add the peels and cook for 1 minute.
- Drain and then rinse the peels under cold water.
- Repeat cooking the peels in the saucepan with fresh boiling water and rinsing under cold water.
- Stir the sugar and 1/2 cup of fresh water in a heavy small saucepan over medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves.
- Bring to a boil.
- Add the orange peels and simmer over medium-low heat until tender, about 15 minutes.
- Using tongs, transfer the peels to a sheet of parchment paper to dry slightly, about 1 hour.
- Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Stir the chocolate in a small bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water until melted and smooth.
- Dip 1 1/2-inches of each candied orange peel into the chocolate then place them on the prepared baking sheet and refrigerate until the chocolate is set, about 15 minutes.
- Yield: about 12 candied peels
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Inactive Prep Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
flour, cocoa, sugar, salt, butter, water, marmalade
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/chocolate-crostatas-with-marmalade-recipe.html (may not work)