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Pasta Frolla

Pasta frolla (Italian for ā€œshort pastryā€) is the basic pastry dough of Italy. Our recipe yields enough dough for 2 crostata (you’ll need to double the pumpkin and ricotta filling).

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes enough for two 10-inch crostata

Ingredients

2Ā 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
14 tablespoons (1Ā 3/4 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 large egg yolk, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Pulse the flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor just until combined. Add the butter; pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal, 6 to 8 times.

    Step 2

    Whisk together the egg, egg yolk, vanilla, and lemon zest. With the processor running, add the egg mixture; process just until the dough begins to come together. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface; lightly knead to form a ball.

    Step 3

    Divide the dough into 2 pieces; gently press into flat disks. Wrap tightly in plastic. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight, or freeze up to 1 month.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright Ā© 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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