Make This Fig Crostata for the Holidays - Appetito

Make This Fig Crostata for the Holidays - Appetito

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Our contributor shares her version of a family dessert recipe that is great for the holidays or anytime this winter.

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Cooking tools:

  • Food processor
  • Measuring cup
  • Kitchen scale
  • Mixing bowl
  • Cutting board
  • Chef's knife
  • Fork
  • Rolling pin
  • Oven
  • Tart pan
  • Spatula
  • Colander
  • Refrigerator
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Plastic wrap
  • Parchment paper
  • Wooden spoon
  • Measuring spoon
  • Pastry brush
  • Cooling rack
  • Baking sheet
  • Plate
  • Citrus press
  • Peeler
  • Spoon
  • Kitchen towel

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 envelope lievito panenangeli or 1.5 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 cups sugar
  • Pinch salt
  • 3/4 stick unsalted butter, cold, and broken into small pieces
  • 1 egg beaten
  • Liquid from soaking figs/ or cold water
  • Drop of Marsala
  • 1 package dried figs
  • 1 orange (juice and peel)
  • Water, to cover figs
  • Drop of Marsala or Cointreau (optional)
  • About 1/2 cup dark chocolate, chopped fine
  • Almonds and/or walnuts ( about 3/4 cups total)
  • Candied orange peel, chopped fine, to taste
  • Fiori di Sicilia, to taste

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