Fresh Cherry Crostata - Boys of Cooking

Name: Fresh Cherry Crostata - Boys of Cooking
Ingredients: 8 ounces (2 sticks) butter; ¼ cup sugar; 2-4 TBL almond flour or blanched, slivered almond ground finely; 2 cups flour; 3 pounds fresh cherries, pitted (or other stone fruit); 1 TBL tapioca starch or corn starch (for juicy fruits like peaches; not needed for cherries); 1 TBL sugar; ½ tsp salt; 6 ounces (1½ sticks) cold butter, cut into dice; ½ cup ice water ( it has to be really cold); 2 TBL almond flour; 1 TBL flour; 1 TBL sugar (for sour cherries, use 2-3 TBL depending on your liking); 2 TBL melted butter; 2 TBL sugar (sometimes I use Turbinado sugar)

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This crostata is a fast and easy way to showcase summer fruits in a delicious buttery crust. Cherries, peaches and other stone fruits are ideal.

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Ingredients

8 ounces (2 sticks) butter
¼ cup sugar
2-4 TBL almond flour or blanched, slivered almond ground finely
2 cups flour
3 pounds fresh cherries, pitted (or other stone fruit)
1 TBL tapioca starch or corn starch (for juicy fruits like peaches; not needed for cherries)
1 TBL sugar
½ tsp salt
6 ounces (1½ sticks) cold butter, cut into dice
½ cup ice water ( it has to be really cold)
2 TBL almond flour
1 TBL flour
1 TBL sugar (for sour cherries, use 2-3 TBL depending on your liking)
2 TBL melted butter
2 TBL sugar (sometimes I use Turbinado sugar)