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I LOVE pastafrola. It’s an italian dessert that it feels like argentinian to me because I have it all my life and it’s a pie that you’ll find in any bakery in Argentina.<\/p>\n
The pie crust for this recipe was adapted from the “Baking with Julia: Sicilian Desserts” TV shows. I made some changes, of course.<\/p>\n
The rest, it’s my family recipe, what my dear grandma taught me about pastafrola.<\/p>\n
For this amazing pie, you’ll need:<\/p>\n
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First, add the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, salt) to a large mixing bowl and mix them together.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Ad the butter already cut in cubes and keep on mixing until it gets like a crumble.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Add the eggs, one at a time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Keep mixing on low until the mixture become mostly one dough, something\u00a0like the picture below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Transfer dough to a floured surface.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Knead just a little bit until it becomes one ball.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n You’ll now need a\u00a0a rolling pin and some flour.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Give the dough a pie shape.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here there are 3\u00a0ways to do this. You choose was best for you.<\/p>\n The first and most difficult one: wrap your dough in plastic wrapping paper, let it chill in the refrigerator for about two hours. Let it rest then at room temperature for 10 minutes before using it.<\/p>\n The second, since this dough will make 2 small pies, you can freeze one!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Just roll one of the pies dough\u00a0using parchment paper in between, then cover it with\u00a0plastic and put it in the freezer to use in some other time. <\/p>\n When you need to use it, just thaw overnight or let it at room temperature for about 3 hours.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Now, the third way to do this. Let’s just use the pie crust\u00a0right away!\u00a0For this, you need the pie pan to be greased and floured.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n A friend of mine gave me this idea and it’s great! You can use the tin of the quince\/sweet potato as a pie pan! (yes, you can do pastafrola filled with argentinian creamed sweet potato and the flavor it’s absolutely different from american\u00a0canned\u00a0sweet potato).<\/p>\n Now, put the pie crust on the pan\u00a0and filled it with the membrillo\/quince sweet.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n This is another useful idea. Sometimes the dough sticks to some parts of the surface where you were kneading it. Use a knife\u00a0-if you don’t have a special spatula- to help you pick it up without breaking it.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n To prepare the quince for the filling, you’ll need a fork and about 1\/8 cup of hot water.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Just add the water and smash the quince until you get a texture similar to the picture below. Some people add a little bit of cognac to this part, others add lemon juice. For us plain hot water is perfectly fine.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fill the pie with the quince.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Us the leftovers of the dough to garnish the top of your pie.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n And voil\u00e1! This pie is ready to go to the oven at 350F for about 35 minutes.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Now, brew some coffee and enjoy it as an afternoon snack.. or how we call it in Argentina: Merienda.<\/p>\n