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30 Minute Tart Cherry Crostata

July 2, 2015 by Brett Youmans 1 Comment

What does summer taste like to you?  That’s really not a fair question because there are so many things to choose from this time of year.  Maybe a juicy peach or vine ripe tomato?  How about plump blueberries or crispy cucumbers?  Cherries?  YES!

C-H-E-R-R-I-E-S! 

There’s no shortage of pick-your-own farms here in western Pennsylvania and a stone’s throw from here is Ontelaunee Orchards.  The cherry trees were so fully covered in perfectly ripe fruit that it took no time at all to pick more than enough to bring home and eat fresh, freeze, preserve, and dehydrate, and bake.  Cherries and cherry trees.  GreenThumbWhiteApron.com

Tart, sweet, and in between — cherries are pretty near the top of my list.

Bright red, blushing pink, and deep, dark maroon — picking a favorite is nearly impossible but I personally lean towards tart cherries.

There’s no shortage of pick-your-own farms here in western Pennsylvania and a stone’s throw from here is Ontelaunee Orchards.  The cherry trees were so fully covered in perfectly ripe fruit that it took no time at all to pick more than enough to bring home and eat fresh, freeze, preserve, and dehydrate, and bake.  Cherries and cherry trees.  GreenThumbWhiteApron.com

I’m not a hundred percent sure, but I don’t think I had enjoyed a fresh cherry before the 21st century.  Sure I had eaten cherries before.  Dried cherries.  Maraschino cherries from a jar in an icky sweet brine.  Cherries from a can in a gloppy neon-colored goo that are used in cherry pies.  But not a real, living, fresh cherry.

There’s no shortage of pick-your-own farms here in western Pennsylvania and a stone’s throw from here is Ontelaunee Orchards.  The cherry trees were so fully covered in perfectly ripe fruit that it took no time at all to pick more than enough to bring home and eat fresh, freeze, preserve, and dehydrate, and bake.  Cherries and cherry trees.  GreenThumbWhiteApron.com

Growing up in the south I had eaten my share of fresh peaches and other seasonal fruits but never cherries that I recall.  Surely I’d remember that because cherries are now definitely one of my favorites and their short season is a tease.

There’s no shortage of pick-your-own farms here in western Pennsylvania and a stone’s throw from here is Ontelaunee Orchards.

There’s no shortage of pick-your-own farms here in western Pennsylvania and a stone’s throw from here is Ontelaunee Orchards.  The cherry trees were so fully covered in perfectly ripe fruit that it took no time at all to pick more than enough to bring home and eat fresh, freeze, preserve, and dehydrate, and bake.  Cherries and cherry trees.  GreenThumbWhiteApron.com

The cherry trees were so fully covered in perfectly ripe fruit that it took no time at all to pick more than enough to bring home and eat fresh, freeze, preserve, and dehydrate, and bake.  In a simple crust.  In less than 30 minutes.  Seriously.  What are you waiting for?

Bake this super simple cherry crostata (cherry pie, cherry galette) in 30 minutes with only 5 ingredients!

30 Minute Tart Cherry Crostata
 
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Prep time
10 minutes
Cook time
20 minutes
Total time
30 minutes
 
A perfect summer dessert in 30 minutes? This is the one you've been looking for!
Author: Brett@GreenThumbWhiteApron.com
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 1 Pillsbury refrigerated pie crust, softened as directed on box
  • 2 cups fresh pitted cherries
  • ¼ cup turbinado sugar, divided use
  • juice and zest of lemon
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
Instructions
  1. blHeat oven to 425 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and unroll pie crust in pan.
  2. In a medium bowl, mix together the cherries, 3 tablespoons sugar, lemon juice and zest, and cornstarch. Spoon into crust to with 2-inches of edge. Fold and crimp the edges. Dot cherries with 1 tablespoon butter. Brush the crust edge with remaining 1 tablespoon butter and sprinkle crust and fruit with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
  3. Bake 20-22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan before slicing and serving.
Notes
Adjust the sugar amount to your liking --- less for sweet cherries, more for tart cherries.

You can substitute the turbinado sugar with granulated sugar.
3.3.3077

 

You might also like this 30 Minute Blueberry Crostata — one in red and one in blue would be perfect for the Fourth of July!

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Comments

  1. surnepiko.science says

    September 12, 2015 at 6:30 am

    I remember going to a cherry orchard where they had a pitting machine from the 1800 s. I had 10lbs of cherries that were put into the machine that all came out pitted. Talk about something we need today. As for the crostata it sounds amazing.

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