Month: January 2023

Crostata is a simple, yet elegant Tuscan jam tart served for dessert or breakfast.Fillings change with the seasons. In a wine growing town, it might be grape jam. Some make it using blackberry jam made from wild berries harvested along the roadside. But any variety works well, from orange marmalade to blueberry preserves. The buttery dough for crostata gains richness from melted butter and egg yolks, which also give it a golden color. Light and crisp, the crust is like eating a cookie cloud. The nonnas in Montefollonico like to make crostata with apricot or wild plum jam. Tuscan Women Cook guests enjoy nonna Donatella's creation, along withRead More →