Pasta Flora with Strawberry Jam (Greek Jam Tart)
- Total timeTotal
- 1 hr
- ServingsServings
- 8-10
Pasta flora is a classic, much-loved Greek dessert, a jam tart with a lattice top, and this strawberry version is my favorite. I remember enjoying it as kids in the summers on the island, with my grandmother's homemade jams, and the dairy-free version made with oil during the fasting periods.
Pasta flora is a classic, much-loved Greek dessert, a jam tart with a lattice top, and this strawberry version is my favorite. I remember enjoying it as kids in the summers on the island, with my grandmother's homemade jams, and the dairy-free version made with oil during the fasting periods.
There are countless recipes for this oil-based pasta flora, but my aunt's is my favorite, because the crust is light, crisp and very fragrant.
She usually makes it with apricot jam, but I have a weakness for strawberries, so here I use my own light strawberry jam for the perfect strawberry pasta flora.
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Pasta Flora with Strawberry Jam Recipe
Ingredients
For the dough
For the jam
- or 500 g ready-made strawberry jam
Method
- If you don’t have jam ready, make a quick strawberry jam first, let it cool, then continue with the pasta flora.
- In a large bowl, mix all the liquids and add the sugar.
- Whisk by hand or with a mixer for a little while, until the sugar dissolves.
- Add the orange zest, the salt and the sifted flour in batches. Knead well until you have a nice, soft dough.
- Divide it into 3 parts. Press 2/3 of the dough by hand into a tart pan, 28–30 cm in diameter, and keep 1/3 for the strips on top. Make sure the dough also covers the sides of the pan.
- TipYou can also roll out the dough with a rolling pin and then place it in the pan.
- Divide the remaining 1/3 of the dough into as many pieces as the strips you need.
- Spread the jam over the dough, then lay the strips on top in any pattern you like.
- TipYou can also cut out any shapes you like, such as little stars, and place them on top. Let your imagination run free.
- Bake the pasta flora in a convection (fan) oven at 175°C for 35–40 minutes, let it cool, and enjoy it any time of day.
- Keep the pasta flora at room temperature for a few days.
- TipIf you have a little dough left over, make the tastiest dairy-free cookies!
