Crostata

Servings: 6

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Instructions

1 Oven: 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 4
2 Roll out two-thirds of the dough and use to line a greased loose-bottomed 20 -
23 cm (8 - 9 inch) flan tin.
3 Mix the cheese with the caster sugar, flour, salt, vanilla essence, grated
orange rind, 3 egg yolks, sultanas and mixed peel. Spread the cheese mixture
evenly in the pastry case.
4 Roll out the remaining dough and cut into strips about 1 cm/1/2 inch wide.
Criss-cross the strips over the cheese filling to give a lattice effect and
pinch the ends of the strips to the edge of the pastry case.
5 Whisk the egg white lightly and brush over the dough lattice. Sprinkle with the
pine kernels or almonds.
6 Bake in a preheated oven for 1 hour or until the pastry is golden and the cheese
filling firm. Allow to cool before unmoulding the crostata.