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italian tart with fresh fruit

Crostata con l'uva

Grape tart   Our original home cooking

This tart with grapes and amaretti biscuits is a delicate dessert for your children but it's ideal to close a late summer or early autumn menu too. It's an easy-to-do and quick-to-do recipe.
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Grape tart
ingredients - serves 6
yeld for 6
  • 450g (1 pound) rich shortcrust pastry
  • 2 amaretti biscuits
  • 1.2kg (2 2/3 pounds) firm but ripe grapes
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 50g (1 3/4 ounce) white flour
  • Baking parchment
  • Rectangular or round cake pan
  • Time:
    preparation: 30 minutes
    cooking: 20 minutes
    total: 50 minutes
  • Difficulty:
    easy recipe
  • Nutrition Facts (amount per serving):
    Calories: 499 (kCal) 25 % GDA (*) - 2087 (kJ)
    Protein: 6.6 (g) 14 % GDA
    Total fat: 15.2 (g) 22 % GDA
    Total carbohydrate: 86.5 (g) 33 % GDA
    Sugars: 58.5 (g) 65 % GDA

Choose ripe but firm fresh grapes and wash them. Remove berries from the stalk and pat dry with absorbent kitchen paper.
Preheat oven to 190° C (375° F). Line the cake pan with baking parchment. Roll out
the pastry and pat it into the cake pan using your flour-dipped fingers.
Prick it with a fork and crumble the two macaroons on its surface.
Fill up with the berries, dredge with sugar and bake for 20 minutes .

Note

  • - You can choose different kind of grapes (black, white and rosé) with more beautiful results.
  • - If you're on diet you can make this tart with low-fat and low-calorie pastry

What's the right wine for " Fresh grape tart " ?

Our suggestion is: a dessert wine from Italy - Asti Moscato.

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