Try this La crostata di frolla integrale con marmellata di limoni recipe, or contribute your own.
Try this La crostata di frolla integrale con marmellata di limoni recipe, or contribute your own.
What beverage cuts through a rich, buttery crust while mirroring the sharp acidity of a dense citrus preserve? Pouring a cold glass of unfiltered almond milk or brewing a lightly floral green tea provides the necessary palate-cleansing astringency against the heavy fat content of 175 grams of butter. Because the filling packs concentrated fruit sugars, pairing this pastry with unsweetened, highly aromatic accompaniments prevents the dessert from tasting cloying.
Working the dough requires keeping ambient temperatures low to prevent the butter fats from melting prematurely into the flour matrix. Chill the formed dough ball for a minimum of two hours at 4°C so the gluten strands relax and the fat solidifies properly. When baking at 180°C for 30 minutes, watch for deep golden edges before extracting the pan from the oven heat. Allow the pastry to cool entirely in its tin, since hot butter renders the crumb extremely fragile and prone to crumbling upon slicing.