Name: This Peach and Almond Crostata is a golden, rustic dessert everyone will love
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 75g butter, softened; 1 cup almond meal; ¹⁄³ cup firmly packed brown sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 4 medium yellow peaches, cut into wedges; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 2 tbsp flaked almonds; 1 tbsp honey, warmed; Vanilla ice-cream, to serve; PASTRY; 1½ cups plain flour; ¼ cup icing sugar mixture; 2 tbsp custard powder; 100g cold unsalted butter, chopped; 1 egg

This Peach and Almond Crostata is a golden, rustic dessert everyone will love

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Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

40M

Total

Ingredients

75g butter, softened

1 cup almond meal

¹⁄³ cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 tsp vanilla extract

4 medium yellow peaches, cut into wedges

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 tbsp flaked almonds

1 tbsp honey, warmed

Vanilla ice-cream, to serve

PASTRY

1½ cups plain flour

¼ cup icing sugar mixture

2 tbsp custard powder

100g cold unsalted butter, chopped

1 egg

Method

Step 1

Process flour, sugar, custard powder and butter in a food processor until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add egg and 1 tbsp cold water. Pulse until mixture comes together. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into a flat disc. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 mins.

Step 2

Roll out pastry between two sheets baking paper to form a 30cm circle. Lift onto an oven tray. Remove and discard the top layer of paper.

Step 3

Combine butter, almond meal, sugar and vanilla in a bowl. Mix well. Spread over pastry, leaving a 4cm border. Arrange peaches over top. Using the baking paper as a guide, fold pastry over peaches to partially enclose. Brush pastry with egg and sprinkle with almonds

Step 4

Cook in a 200C preheated oven for 15 mins. Reduce oven to 180C. Cook for a further 20-25 mins, or until pastry is golden, covering loosely with foil if overbrowning. Remove and stand 5 mins.

Step 5

Drizzle over honey. Serve warm with ice-cream.

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