Nutella Crostata Recipe

Ingredients

• 250 g – 9 oz flour
• 125 g – 4 1/2 oz sugar
• 125 g – 4 1/2 oz unsalted butter (– softened)
• 1 egg
• 1 pinch salt
• Nutella (– homemade Nutella or store-bought)

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Dough ---

2. 2

   Knead the flour together with the sugar, butter, egg, and salt until the dough becomes smooth.

3. 3

   Shape it into a ball, flatten it slightly, wrap it in cling wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

4. 4

   Remove it from the fridge, place it on a sheet of baking paper, and roll it out into a 1 cm – 0.4 inch thick sheet.

5. 5

   Cut a circle roughly the same size as your tart tin, place the dough in the greased tin, press it down firmly, and make sure it reaches the sides as well.

6. 6

   --- Assembling ---

7. 7

   Fill the tart with Nutella (about ½ cm – 0.2 inch of filling is enough).

8. 8

   Use any leftover dough to decorate the top of the crostata; you can make a lattice or cut simple shapes with a cookie cutter.

9. 9

   Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C – 355°F for about 40 minutes, or until golden brown and fully cooked.

10. 10

    Let the tart cool down completely before unmoulding and serving.