The 2010 November Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Simona of briciole. She chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ to make pasta frolla for a crostata. She used her own experience as a source, as well as information from Pellegrino Artusi’s Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well.

The first time I ate crostata was in Italy years ago and ever since then I have been on the lookout for either a good recipe or a pasticceria here that sells the same version I had there. The Itali...


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