Apple Cranberry Crostata

Apple Cranberry Crostata makes it easy to get the entire family into the kitchen to cook and to eat together! This rustic Italian pie is a win-win!

  • Cook Time
    50 Minutes

Ingredients

  • Dough -
  • all-purpose flour - 2 Cups
  • salted butter, chilled and cut into small cubes - 3/4 Cup
  • ice cold water - 5 Oz.
  • RubyFrost apples, peeled and sliced paper thin - 6 Apples
  • fresh cranberries - 1/2 Cup
  • granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling - 1/3 Cup
  • brown sugar - 1/2 Cup
  • cinnamon, plus more for sprinkling - 1 tsb.
  • fresh lemon juice - 1 tsb.
  • flour - 1 tbsp.
  • milk or half-and-half - 3 tbsp.

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, place the flour, butter and water.
  2. Mix with your hands until everything is combined and the dough becomes one solid mass.
  3. Turn the dough onto a well-floured board and form into a disk.
  4. Wrap the disk with plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  5. Preheat oven to 400 F.
  6. In a large bowl combine apples, cranberries, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice and flour. Set aside.
  7. Combine 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar with ½ tsp. cinnamon. Set aside.
  8. Remove dough from the refrigerator.
  9. Place a piece of parchment on a baking sheet then roll out the dough on the parchment to form a 12 inch circle.
  10. Leaving about 1½ inches around the perimeter of the dough, pile the apple mixture in the center.
  11. Gently fold the border up and around the apples, pleating to make a circle.
  12. Brush milk or half-and-half around the edges of the dough and sprinkle the entire crostata with cinnamon sugar.
  13. Bake for 40 - 50 minutes until the crust is golden and the apples are tender.
  14. Allow to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.