Crostata di Marmellata
A crumbly Italian jam tart with a lattice top, made with lemon-scented pastry.
- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Serves
- 8
- Level
- Easy
Crostata is found in every Italian bakery. The pastry, pasta frolla, is soft and slightly cakey.
Use a good-quality jam, as it's the star.
Crostata di Marmellata
1 hr total · approx. 390 kcal per serving
Ingredients
Servings
Method
- Rub the butter into the flour and sugar. Add the egg, yolk and zest and bring together into a dough. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Heat the oven to 180°C / 160°C fan. Roll out two-thirds and line a 23cm tart tin.
- Spread with jam.
- Roll out the rest, cut into strips and arrange as a lattice.
- Bake for 30–35 minutes until golden. Cool before slicing.
Cook's noteIt keeps for 3 days in an airtight tin.
Calories are an estimate per serving. Diet tags are a guide only: always check ingredient labels for allergens, and see our food safety note.
