Monday, May 26, 2014

Blueberry Crostata

Crostata's are one of my favorite quick dessert to make.  I use a pillsbury refrigerated rolled crust. Unroll it and place it in a pie plate. Add whatever fruit is in season and fold the edges over. Bake until the fruit is caramelized and the crust lightly browned. I'm a big fan of using lime with many fruits.

Blueberry Crostata
Ingredients
3 c blueberries, washed and drained and picked over
1 lime or lemon
3 Tb sugar
2 tsp cornstarch
1 pie crust

Directions
1.  Wash and drain blueberries. I like to use a salad spinner.
2.  Mix the berries with the grated lemon/lime rind and 1/2 lemon/lime juice.
3.  Mix cornstarch and sugar together.  Add to berries and mix well.
4.  Unroll pie crust and lay in pie plate.
5.  Add berries to crust. Fold over edges.
6. Bake at 350 for about 45-50 minutes or until berries are caramelized and crust is lightly browned.   Watch and cover with foil if needed for the last 10 minutes.