I experimented with cinnamon shortcrust pastry and I must admit that I love it! As soon as you start kneading it, the aroma fills the kitchen, and when you bake it, the whole house smells of cinnamon. I wanted to try this simple but tasty recipe: Cinnamon Shortcrust Clusters with Concord Grapes, a delicacy, easy and super tasty!
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 45 Minutes
- Portions: about 20 clusters
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 7 oz Butter
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon (a level teaspoon)
- 1 bunch Concord grapes
- as needed Blue food coloring
Preparation
Place the flour in a mound on a pastry board, make a well in the center, add the eggs, sugar, softened butter, cinnamon, and start kneading without overworking the ingredients, until the dough is smooth and no longer sticky.
Form a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap, and place it in the fridge for about half an hour.
For the shortcrust pastry recipe, click on the link: https://blog.giallozafferano.it/chiwawa69/cose-e-come-si-fa-la-pasta-frolla/
Set aside a small ball of shortcrust pastry to which you will add the blue food coloring, turning it a nice green.
Roll out the remaining shortcrust pastry with a rolling pin, it should not be too thick, and cut it into strips about 3/5 inch wide (this depends a lot on the size of the grapes).
Remove the grapes from the bunch, slightly moisten them (so they adhere better to the pastry), and roll them one at a time in the strips, sealing them by slightly wetting the edge.
Join together 6 of these grapes to form a cluster, slightly moistening the edges to make them stick better.With the green dough, make small leaves.
Bake the clusters in the oven at 356°F for 20 minutes and the leaves for 10 minutes.
Tips
I love cinnamon, I believe that a level teaspoon gives the shortcrust the right taste. If you like it stronger, you can add a bit more.
Indicatively, I mentioned that you can obtain about 20 clusters; this depends a lot on the size of the grapes, precision is not possible in this case.
If you liked the Cinnamon Shortcrust Clusters with Concord Grapes, you can try other shortcrust pastry recipes:
How to make shortcrust pastry
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