Recipes from Italy· by Silvana Nava★ 5.0 (5)

Easy Pasticciotto Recipe (Italian Cream-Filled Pastry)

Name: Easy Pasticciotto Recipe (Italian Cream-Filled Pastry)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 6, 6 Pasticciotti
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 250 g Italian “00” flour or all-purpose flour (- about 2 cups); 100 g granulated sugar (- ½ cup); 120 g cold unsalted butter (- ½ cup); 1 medium egg (- at room temperature); 1 medium egg yolk (- at room temperature); 1 pinch fine salt; ½ lemon, the zest (- optional); 2 medium egg yolks; 50 g granulated sugar (- ¼ cup); 15 g Italian “00” flour or all-purpose flour (- 2 tablespoons); 35 g cornstarch (- about 4 tablespoons); 250 ml whole milk (- 1 cup); ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (- or the grated zest of ½ lemon); 1 yolk; 3 tablespoons milk; powdered sugar (- optional)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 1h 30m total

Servings

Calories

25% of a 2,000 cal day

498KCAL

Protein

9g19% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat22g

28%

Saturated12g

61%

Unsaturated10g

—

Total Carbs66g

24%

Fiber1g

Total Sugars28g

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incl. Added Sugars25g

50%

Starch37g

—

Sodium103mg

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Traditional Italian pastries with a crumbly pasta frolla shell filled with creamy custard. A beloved treat from Salento, perfect with morning coffee.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

250 gItalian “00” flour — 2 cup, or all-purpose flour
100 ggranulated sugar — ½ cup
120 gcold unsalted butter — ½ cup
1medium egg — at room temperature
1medium egg yolk — at room temperature
1 pinchfine salt
½lemon — zest, optional
2medium egg yolks
50 ggranulated sugar — ¼ cup
15 gItalian “00” flour — 2 tbsp, or all-purpose flour
35 gcornstarch — 4 tbsp
250 mlwhole milk — 1 cup
½ tspvanilla extract — or grated zest of ½ lemon
1yolk
3 tbspmilk
powdered sugar — optional

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Method

1h 30m total

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