TWD BWJ Rewind: Raspberry-Plum Crostata

September 30, 2014 at 12:01 am | Posted in BWJ, groups, pies & tarts, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 13 Comments
Tags: baking, cake, dessert, fruit

I’ve had a busy September. It’s one of the nicest months of the year in New York City, but I’ve hardly been home to enjoy it. (Not that I’m complaining…I’ve been here and here instead, and it was all in the name of fun.) Luckily, I was able to squeeze in the Raspberry-Plum Crostata from Leslie Mackie before I began running around. This crostata recipe originally called for a raspberry-fig combo, but I swapped out the figs for plums, just because I already had them. I also tweaked the proportions a bit, and instead of a 1:1 ratio of each fruit, I used 2 parts plums to 1 part raspberries (keeping the combined weight the same 1.5 pounds called for in the recipe). I decreased the sugar in the filling a little, too.

The crust dough is soft and needs to be worked with gently and quickly. Despite its fussiness, it’s easily patched, and I liked the interesting sesame-almond flavoring it has going on. The filling was tasty, too, and that hot pink color makes me a happy girl. I’ll make this one again, and maybe next time I’ll go buy the figs.

For the recipe, see Baking with Julia by Dorie Greenspan (it’s also here and there’s a video, too). Don’t forget to check out the rest of the TWD Blogroll!

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looks yum!

Comment by TheInternationalFoodie— September 30, 2014 #

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I love the picture! Looks amazing.

Comment by idletemptations— September 30, 2014 #

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It looks really delicious.

Comment by Mary Grace— September 30, 2014 #

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beautiful, looks delicious! the sesame-almond combo sounds amazing!

Comment by seasonalveghead— September 30, 2014 #

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Looks amazing!

Comment by T.W.O.— September 30, 2014 #

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This looks delicious! I think I will mention iton my next blog!

Comment by Samantha— September 30, 2014 #

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yummm…yummm!!!

Comment by Geraldine— September 30, 2014 #

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Looks delicious and I love that sweet ruby red color! September has totally run away from me as well…

Comment by saffronandhoney— September 30, 2014 #

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Looks delicious, nice and light, I have never baked with plum before this may make a great beginner recipe 🙂

Comment by MyKabulKitchen— September 30, 2014 #

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I missed this one too- after seeing yours I hope to make it for the next rewind.

Comment by sunshine x 2— September 30, 2014 #

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Picture perfect!!! So beautiful. I enjoyed this recipe. Loved the crust.

Comment by Cathleen— October 3, 2014 #

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It looks really good!

Comment by David Howell— October 24, 2014 #

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That looks so good! I might try it this weekend.

Comment by schuylerosado— December 10, 2014 #

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