Thursday, July 2, 2009

Fireworks in your Mouth!

Fireworks in your mouth! Lifestyle tips from Tastespotting...: www.saltandchocolate.com/
Thanks Katie!
So it's your turn to bring a delicious dessert to the family gathering or BBQ this year, try this mouth watering fruit crostada, simple, easy receipe to follow. Enjoy!


Red White and Blue Crostada 1 lb of strawberries, hulled and sliced 1 cup of blueberries 1 tablespoon of sugar 80z cream cheese, softened 2 tablespoons of flour 2 tablespoons of sugar 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract1 pie crust, store bought or homemadePreheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper, and place the pie crust on the parchment paper. In a bowl combine the strawberries, blueberries and sugar and stir to combine and coat all of the strawberries and blueberries with some of the sugar. In a bowl combine the cream cheese, flour and sugar until smooth. Add in the vanilla extract and stir to combine. Using an off set spatula spread an even layer of the cream cheese mixture leaving an inch border all the way around. Place the berry mixture so that they cover all of the cream cheese mixture, it will be a big mound on top but will reduce in the oven. Fold the edges over about every inch to inch and a half and continue all the way around. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the crust is a light golden brown. Let cool on a cooling rack completely and serve at room temperature or slightly warm.

Happy Eating!

1 comment:

  1. Thanks Katie for a beautiful presentation Tastespotting!

    http://www.saltandchocolate.com/2009/07/fireworks-in-your-mouth.html

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