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CRANBERRY AND WALNUT CROSTATA
Ingredients
½ cup dried cranberries
50 grams coarse walnut powder
1½ cups refined flour + for dusting
¾ cup chilled butter + for greasing
½ cup powdered sugar + as required
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla essence
2 tablespoons castor sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
5-7 walnuts
Method
1. Preheat oven at 180ºC. Grease a baking tray with some butter.
2. Sieve together flour and powdered sugar in a bowl.
3. Roughly chop butter, add to flour mixture and mix well till the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
4. Separate egg whiteand yolk in a bowl and add yolkto flour mixture alongwith vanilla essence and mix well.Add sufficient chilled water and knead into astiff dough.
5. Add walnut powder and knead till well incorporated. Cover with cling film and refrigerate for 15-20 minutes.
6. Heat dried cranberries in a non-stick pan. Add castor sugar and ¼ cup water, mix and cook till cranberries turns soft and pulpy. Remove from heat and strain the cranberries reserving the strained liquid into a bowl. Set aside to cool.Transfer the cranberries in another bowl and add cinnamon powder.
7. Roughly chop walnuts, add to cranberry mixture and mix well.
8. Dust the worktop with some flour, place the dough and roll out into a thick sheet. Cut the sheet into roundels using a large cookie cutter. Lightly press the edges of the discs with your palms.
9. Put some cranberry-walnut mixture in the centre of each disc and fold the edges in the centre. Put them onto a greased baking tray.Place the baking tray in preheated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool
10. Sift some powdered sugar onto a serving platter. Place the crostatas on it, pour some reserved strained liquid on top and serve.
Preparation Time: 30-40 minutes
Cooking Time: 30-35 minutes
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