Cream Cheese Crostata with Orange Marmalade

Cream Cheese Crostata with Orange Marmalade
Cream Cheese Crostata with Orange Marmalade
Crostata con Crema di Formaggio e Marmellata di Arance Amare Florentines aren't big dessert-eaters, so many menus have a limited array of sweets. Not so at Zibibbo. Chef Vitali's delicious selection includes this cream cheese tart, which is one of the restaurant's most popular desserts. What to drink: An estate-bottled Vin Santo. Try: Capezzana Vin Santo di Carmignano.
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  • Served Person: Makes 6 to 8 servings
Italian Nut Dessert Bake Cream Cheese Orange Jam or Jelly Bon Appétit Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour
  • nonstick vegetable oil spray
  • 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 3/4 cup mascarpone cheese
  • 4 1/2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 large egg yolk
  • 9 tablespoons (1 stick plus 1 tablespoon) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
  • 2/3 cup orange marmalade
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
  • Carbohydrate 62 g(21%)
  • Cholesterol 101 mg(34%)
  • Fat 35 g(54%)
  • Fiber 1 g(5%)
  • Protein 7 g(13%)
  • Saturated Fat 18 g(91%)
  • Sodium 199 mg(8%)
  • Calories 579

PreparationFor crust: Mix flour and sugar together on work surface. Make well in center of mixture; add egg yolk. Scatter butter cubes over flour mixture. Using hands, gently mix ingredients together until well blended and dough forms. Flatten dough into disk; wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour or overnight. Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom with nonstick spray. Press dough onto bottom and up sides of prepared pan. Bake until golden brown and cooked through, pressing with back of fork if crust bubbles, about 18 minutes. Cool crust in pan on rack. For filling: Beat cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, and sugar in medium bowl until smooth. Spread filling evenly in cooled crust; chill 1 hour. Spread marmalade evenly over filling. Sprinkle almonds over. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)

PreparationFor crust: Mix flour and sugar together on work surface. Make well in center of mixture; add egg yolk. Scatter butter cubes over flour mixture. Using hands, gently mix ingredients together until well blended and dough forms. Flatten dough into disk; wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour or overnight. Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom with nonstick spray. Press dough onto bottom and up sides of prepared pan. Bake until golden brown and cooked through, pressing with back of fork if crust bubbles, about 18 minutes. Cool crust in pan on rack. For filling: Beat cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, and sugar in medium bowl until smooth. Spread filling evenly in cooled crust; chill 1 hour. Spread marmalade evenly over filling. Sprinkle almonds over. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)