Cream Cheese Apple Tree Crostata For Two

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Cream Cheese Apple Tree Crostata For Two

I'm non certain why, but this is the offset fourth dimension I've made a crostata. Maybe because I don't heed making pie or perchance because I'm stuck inwards a rut making the same pies (that's likely to a greater extent than similar it!). Whatever the reason, I've been missing out!

They await great. In fact, amongst a crostata, y'all don't conduct keep to conduct keep a perfect looking crust! They accept hardly anytime to brand or bake, almost one-half the fourth dimension equally a double crust apple tree pie (which happens to hold upward my favorite!). And the most importantly, they gustation simply equally expert equally a project intensive pie! Yes, I volition hold upward making it again. :)

Especially this one. The sparse layer of sweetened cream cheese blends beautifully amongst the spices of an apple tree pie as well as the tartness of the apples. Plus, the crust contains whole wheat flour as well as olive oil. No shortening or butter but notwithstanding a bang-up flaky crust! You actually postulate to endeavour it. ;)

Oh, as well as adjacent fourth dimension I brand this, I volition hold upward doubling the recipe. Or perchance tripling it. . . Let's simply tell this crostata for ii didn't final long!

Cream Cheese Apple Crostata for Two

Yield: four servings

Ingredients

For the Filling
3 apples, peeled as well as finely sliced
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice
1/8 tsp cloves
1/8 tsp ginger
For the Crust
1/2 C all-purpose flour
1/2 C whole wheat flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 C olive oil
1/4 C non-fat milk + 1 tbsp for brushing dough
1 tbsp saccharide inwards the raw or coarse saccharide for sprinkling on exceed of dough
For the Cream Cheese Layer
4 oz 1/3 of the fatty cream cheese, room temperature
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

In a medium bowl, sprinkle saccharide as well as spices over apples. Toss to coat apples evenly. Set aside to let juices to form.
Sift flours into a medium bowl. Add inwards salt, sugar, as well as cinnamon. Stir until well-combined. Add olive stone oil as well as milk. Stir until a soft dough forms.
Turn dough out into a floured surface. Roll dough out into a 12 inch circle. Transfer dough to a parchment covered cookie sheet.
Preheat oven to 400.
To gear upward cream cheese filling, stir together cream cheese, sugar, as well as vanilla extract. Spread cream cheese on dough leaving at to the lowest degree a 1 inch margin from the edge. Arrange apple tree slices over the top. Pour whatsoever remaining liquid over apples.
Fold dough upward over the exceed of the border of the apples as well as pat down. Brush amongst milk as well as sprinkle amongst sugar.
Bake for 25 minutes or until edges plough golden brown.
Best served warm.