Name: Apple Crostata with Cranberries and Mascarpone (The Variation)
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Pies and Pastries
Ingredients: 1/2 recipe Perfect Apple Pie filling; 2 tablespoons flour; 1 cup mascarpone cheese; Rind of 1/2 medium orange, finely grated; 1/2 recipe Tender Flaky Piecrust; 1 cup fresh cranberries; 1 large egg, beaten well; 2 tablespoons coarse or regular granulated sugar for topping

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A crostata is a rustic Italian tart. This delicious apple variation is best served with sweetened whipped cream or ice cream.

Ingredients

1/2 recipe Perfect Apple Pie filling

2 tablespoons flour

1 cup mascarpone cheese

Rind of 1/2 medium orange, finely grated

1/2 recipe Tender Flaky Piecrust

1 cup fresh cranberries

1 large egg, beaten well

2 tablespoons coarse or regular granulated sugar for topping

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Set apples in one bowl and sugar mixture in another; add flour to sugar mixture. Place mascarpone cheese in a third mixing bowl; stir in the grated orange rind and mix well.

On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a circle approximately ⅛ inch thick. Place dough on a nonstick cookie sheet, or line a regular cookie sheet with parchment paper. Neatly layer half the apple slices on the surface of the dough, leaving a 1-½ to 2-inch border all around. Sprinkle all the cranberries over the apples. Sprinkle half the sugar-and-spice mixture over this, then dot with teaspoon-sized dollops of the mascarpone mixture. Top with remaining apple slices and sprinkle with remaining sugar-and-spice mixture.

Fold sides of dough up and over the edge of the filling. Brush dough with egg, and sprinkle dough and filling with 2 tablespoons sugar. Place an additional baking sheet underneath to catch any drips. Bake 10 minutes; lower oven temperature to 375 degrees F and bake 20 minutes longer. Remove from oven when golden brown; cool 20 minutes.