Pasta frola or pasta frolla ( Greek: πάστα φλώρα) [1] [2] is a type of sweet tart common to Italy, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Egypt and Greece. [3] [2] It is a covered, jam-filled shortcrust pastry dish principally made from flour, sugar and egg. [4] Common fillings include quince cheese, dulce de batata (sweet potato jam), dulce de leche, guava, or strawberry jam. [1] The covering of the tart is a thin-striped lattice which displays the filling beneath in rhomboidal or square sections. Pastafrola is most usually oven-baked in a circular shape. Most of the Greek versions of this dish are filled with sweet jam: it is considered a morning dessert.
The name of the dish comes from pasta frolla ( lit. ' friable pastry' [5]), Italian for shortcrust pastry, and is similar to the Italian crostata. Italian immigrants brought it to Argentina and Uruguay. [6] Similar dishes include the Austrian Linzer torte and Swiss tarts with a spiced-fruit filling. [7] In Greek, the word frolla was misinterpreted as the Italian word flora.
The dish is served as an afternoon dessert ( merienda) or with mate (a South American drink), but may be eaten at any time of the day. [7]
Ingredients
The ingredients for the dish are: [8] [9]
- Flour
- Egg
- Sugar
- Butter or margarine
- Jam filling (most common are quince, sweet potato jam, dulce de leche, guava, or strawberry)
- Lemon zest
- Vanilla extract
References
- ^ a b Πάστα φλώρα (in Greek). Argiro. Retrieved on 2019-04-25.
- ^ a b Πάστα φρόλα: έτσι λέγεται στην πραγματικότητα η πάστα…φλώρα (in Greek). INews.gr (2011-04-02). Retrieved on 2015-03-23.
- ^ ¡A merendar una pastafrola! Archived 2018-08-13 at the Wayback Machine. (in Spanish). Ella. Retrieved on 2015-03-23.
- ^ pastaflora (in Spanish). Diccionario de la lengua española (22.ª edición), Real Academia Española (2001).
- ^ Istituto Treccani, Vocabolario on line, s.v.
- ^ Pasta Frola de Dulce de Membrillo - Quince Tart Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. About. Retrieved on 2015-03-23.
- ^ a b Pastafrola y sus ancestros Archived 2017-09-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish). La Nación (2002-07-14). Retrieved on 2015-03-23.
- ^ Greek jam tart (Pasta flora). All Recipes. Retrieved on 2015-03-23.
- ^ Romero, Javier (2014-09-22). Pastafrola, receta Argentina (in Spanish). Cocina Familiar. Retrieved on 2015-03-23.