Crostata

Crostata
Crostata with honey and apricots
TypeTart
CourseDessert
Place of originItaly
Main ingredientsPastry crust, jam or ricotta cheese, fruit
VariationsCrostata alla marmellata, crostata alla marmellata di albicocche, crostata alla Nutella, crostata di frutta, crostata di ricotta, many other sweet or savoury variations

A crostata is an Italian baked tart or pie. The earliest known use of crostata in its modern sense can be traced to the cookbooks Libro de Arte Coquinaria (Book of the Art of Cooking) by Martino da Como, published c. 1465,[1] and Cuoco napolitano (Neapolitan Cook), published in the late 15th century, containing a recipe (number 94) titled Crostata de Caso, Pane, etc..[2]

A crostata is a "rustic free-form version of an open fruit tart"[3] that may also be baked in a pie plate.[4]

Historically, it also referred to an "open-faced sandwich or canapé" because of its crusted appearance,[1] or a chewet, a type of meat pie.[5]

  1. ^ a b Scappi 2008, p. 252.
  2. ^ Scully 2000, p. 65.
  3. ^ Corley 2011, p. 129.
  4. ^ Adams & Rivard 2002, p. 122.
  5. ^ Weekley 1967, p. 402.

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