Pasta Flora Shopping List:
½ cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 pint jam or preserves
1 egg yolk, beaten with
½ teaspoon water
Pasta Flora Preparation Instructions:
1. Beat butter 4 minutes, using an electric mixer. Add eggs, vanilla extract, and sugar. Beat until fluffy. Mix flour and baking powder. Slowly work into mixture until well blended.
2. Divide dough into 2 parts; one a ball using three fourths of the total, and one using one fourth of the total.
3. Line the bottom of a 13×9-inch baking pan with the larger portion of the dough. Spread the preserves evenly over dough.
4. Roll the remaining quarter of the dough on a lightly floured board to fit the size of the pan. Cut into strips. Form a lattice over the preserves. Brush dough with the egg yolk and water.
5. Bake at 350° F about 45 minutes until pastry is golden brown or a wooden pick comes out clean when inserted. Cool. Cut into squares.
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Pasta Flora Recipe: 10 SERVINGS
Pasta Flora History:
Its origin appears to be Italian, but this point is not clear. What is a fact is that the term ‘pastafrola’ derives from the Italian ‘pasta frolla’ and that makes us think that the recipe has Italian origin or people of Italian origin residing in Latin America created this sweet.