Fool Proof Crostata Dough
Fool Proof Crostata Dough
Category
Dessert dough
Prep Time
15 minutes
Calories
1992
Author:
Giada De Laurentiis

Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup fine cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 10 tablespoons 1 1/4 sticks unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
- 1/3 cup ice water (plus 1 tablespoon if needed)
Instructions
- To a large bowl add the flour, cornmeal and salt. Use your hand to combine everything together. Add the cold butter and begin quickly working it with your fingers, smearing it slightly to make small streaks of butter with flour and pieces of butter the size of a chickpeas. Do not over work. Add the ice water and stir to combine. When it is just starting to come together, pour the mixture out onto a clean surface and knead the mixture 4 or 5 times to bring it together. Form a flat disk and wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour. The dough is now ready to use as either a crostata or pie dough crust.
- *Cooks note: The recipe can be doubled for a double crust pie. The beginning steps can be done in a food processor pulsing in the butter and water. Just be careful not to over process.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- per serving
- Calories
- 1992
Amount/Serving
% Daily Value
- Carbs
- 201 grams
- Protein
- 28 grams
- Fat
- 120 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 73 grams
- Cholesterol
- 301 milligrams
- Sodium
- 2352 milligrams
- Fiber
- 13 grams
- Sugar
- 2 grams
1 comment
How far in advance can you make the dough? I like to make several pies for Thanksgiving but don’t want to have to make them all at once. Will the dough keep for a couple days in the fridge?