Best 6 Upsidedown Berry Crostada Recipes

SUMMER FRUIT CROSTATA

Steps:

• For the pastry:
• Place the flour, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Pulse a few times to combine. Add the butter and toss quickly (and carefully!) with your fingers to coat each cube of butter with the flour. Pulse 12 to 15 times, or until the butter is the size of peas. With the motor running, add the ice water all at once through the feed tube. Keep hitting the pulse button to combine, but stop the machine just before the dough comes together. Turn the dough out onto a well-floured board, roll it into a ball, cut in half, and form into 2 flat disks. Wrap the disks in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. If you only need 1 disk of dough The other disk of dough can be frozen.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Roll the pastry into an 11-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Transfer it to the baking sheet.
• For the pastry (makes 2 crostatas) .
• For the filling:
• Cut the peaches and plums in wedges and place them in a bowl with the blueberries. Toss them with 1 tablespoon of the flour, 1 tablespoon of the sugar, the orange zest, and the orange juice. Place the mixed fruit on the dough circle, leaving a 1 1/2-inch border.
• Combine the 1/4 cup flour, the 1/4 cup sugar, and the salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture is crumbly. Pour into a bowl and rub it with your fingers until it starts to hold together. Sprinkle evenly over the fruit. Gently fold the border of the pastry over the fruit, pleating it to make an edge.
• Bake the crostata for 20 to 25 minutes, until the crust is golden and the fruit is tender. Let the crostata cool for 5 minutes, then use 2 large spatulas to transfer it to a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BERRY BEST UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 9-inch square pan or 10-inch ovenproof skillet, heat butter in oven about 2 minutes or until melted. Sprinkle 1/2 cup sugar evenly over melted butter. Spoon berries evenly over sugar mixture.
• In medium bowl, beat remaining ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl frequently. Pour batter over berries.
• Bake about 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately place heatproof serving plate upside down over pan or skillet; turn plate and pan or skillet over. Leave pan over cake about 1 minute so sugar mixture can drizzle over cake; remove pan or skillet. Serve warm. Store cake loosely covered.

UPSIDE DOWN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place the cauliflower florets onto a baking sheet, and brush with olive oil. Bake in the preheated oven until beginning to brown, about 30 minutes. Set aside.
• While cauliflower is baking, place ground beef and onion into a large pot over medium heat, and cook and stir until the meat is browned, about 10 minutes. Break the meat apart into crumbles as it cooks. Remove from heat.
• In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil, and stir in the salt, black pepper, cumin, oregano, curry powder, and turmeric.
• Mix the cooked cauliflower and garlic into the ground beef and onion in the large pot, and stir in the white rice. Pour the spiced water into the pot over the rice, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cover the pot; cook until the rice is tender and the water has absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat, and allow to stand covered for 5 to 10 minutes to help dry out the rice.
• To serve, place a large serving platter on top of the uncovered pot, and flip to turn out the contents onto the platter.

UPSIDE-DOWN BERRY CAKE

Steps:

• In a well-greased 13x9-in. baking pan, layer the walnuts and berries; sprinkle with sugar and gelatin. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, water and oil; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Fold in marshmallows. Pour over top., Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before inverting onto a serving platter. Refrigerate leftovers.

UPSIDE DOWN BERRY CROSTADA

Steps:

• To make the crust, combine the flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, lemon zest, and salt in a food processor and pulse to blend.
• Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.
• Add the ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and pulse until moist clumps form.
• Gather the dough into a ball then flatten into a disk.
• Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Stir together the berries, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons sugar and cornstarch in a 10-inch diameter round baking dish.
• Roll out the crust to a 14-inch diameter circle.
• Place the crust over the berries in the baking dish.
• Fold the crust over itself until it fits just inside the baking dish.
• Cut a 2-inch slit in the center of the dough.
• Bake until the crust is golden and the berries are bubbly, about 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whip together the mascarpone, heavy cream, and honey.
• Cover and reserve in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
• To serve, scoop out the crostada into serving dishes and top with the whipped mascarpone.

MIXED BERRY CROSTATA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line two small cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Unroll pie crust dough rounds separately onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Mix together 1/4 cup sugar and flour in a bowl. Sprinkle 1/2 mixture on each dough round, leaving a 1-inch border.
• Divide and arrange raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries evenly on top of flour-sugar mixture on each dough round. Squeeze juice from 1/2 lemon over each berry mixture.
• Fold in 1-inch border of dough on each round, pleating as you move, in order to keep all the berry juices inside. Brush beaten egg onto the pleated crusts. Sprinkle both crusts and both berry mixtures with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crusts are golden, about 25 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes or serve warm.