Maggiano’s Little Italy Apple Crostada Recipe

Maggiano’s Little Italy’s Apple Crostada is a delightful dessert, featuring warm, caramelized apples nestled in a flaky pastry shell, drizzled with a rich Amaretto caramel sauce and served with vanilla bean ice cream for a sweet and indulgent conclusion to your Italian-inspired meal.

Make this Straight-From-the-Restaurant Maggiano’s Little Italy Apple Crostada Recipe at home.

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Maggiano’s Little Italy Apple Crostada

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Maggiano's Little Italy Apple Crostada Recipe

Make this Straight-From-the-Restaurant Maggiano's Little Italy Apple Crostada Recipe at home.

Prep Time1 hour hr

Active Time35 minutes mins

Chilling Time1 hour hr

Total Time2 hours hrs 35 minutes mins

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Pastry

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Maggiano's Little Italy

Yield: 9 Crostadas

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 1/2 cups plus 1/3 cup Granulated or Superfine Sugar divided
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 pound plus 10 tablespoons unsalted Butter cold, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 6 tablespoons Ice Water or as needed
• 3 Tart Apples peeled, cored and sliced 1/4-inch thick
• 1 1/4 teaspoons Cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon Nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons Cornstarch + enough Water to dissolve
• 2 tablespoons Heavy Cream
• Large Crystal Sugar to top
• Vanilla Ice Cream to serve
• Mint Sprigs to garnish

Instructions

• In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar and salt. Pulse several times to combine.
• Add 1 pound butter. Pulse just until butter is in small pieces.
• Add ice water in small amounts, pulsing briefly with each addition. Add just enough water to make a crumbly mass, not a solid ball.
• Remove dough from processor and press together. Divide into 3 portions.
• Shape each portion into a round. Wrap each in plastic wrap. Place in refrigerate and cool for at least 1 hour, up to 2 days ahead.
• Melt remaining 10 tablespoons butter in a large skillet.
• Add remaining 1 1/3 cups sugar. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture turns light brown, about 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add apples. Reduce heat to medium. Cook until apples are just tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in cinnamon, nutmeg and dissolved cornstarch. Cook 1 minute or until mixture thickens.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F.
• Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Remove one portion of dough from refrigerator. Divide into three pieces.
• Roll each portion into a 9-inch circle.
• Do the same with the remaining 2 dough portions. (You will have nine 9-inch circles of dough.)
• Divide filling into nine portions.
• Place 1 portion in center of a pastry circle. Fold in sides of pastry to cover filling, leaving a 4-inch opening in the center with filling exposed.
• Transfer crostada onto prepared baking sheet.
• Repeat process with remaining dough and filling.
• Brush crostadas with cream. Sprinkle with large crystal sugar.
• Place in preheated oven. Bake 35 minutes or until crostadas have browned.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before serving.
• Serve with ice cream and garnish with mint.

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Photo of “Apple Crostada, Caramel Sauce” is by Kricket and is used by permission under the Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-ND 2.0) Creative Commons License. Read the Full License Here – https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/legalcode. Thank you, Kricket. Great Picture. Photos may be “representative” of the recipe and not the actual finished dish. All photo licenses listed were correct at the time of the posting of the page. Recipe is courtesy of Maggiano’s Little Italy and The Atlanta Journal Constitution. It appeared on the website on January 15, 2014. Additional Information Courtesy of Wikipedia and is used by permission.