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Pastafrola or pasta frolla () is a type of sweet tart that originated in Italy and is common in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Egypt and Greece. It is a covered, jam-filled shortcrust pastry dish principally made from flour, sugar and egg. Common fillings include quince cheese, dulce de batata (sweet potato jam), dulce de leche, guava, or strawberry jam. 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

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It sits within the topics Argentine desserts, Argentine pastries and Fruit pies.

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Food.name
Pasta frolla or Pastafrola
Food.image
Pastafrola.jpg
Food.caption
An Argentine pastafrola in a baking tray
Food.country
Italy
Food.type
Dessert
Food.main_ingredient
Flour, butter, sugar, eggs
Food.variations
Streusel

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Pastafrola or pasta frolla () is a type of sweet tart that originated in Italy and is common in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Egypt and Greece. It is a covered, jam-filled shortcrust pastry dish principally made from flour, sugar and egg. Common fillings include quince cheese, dulce de batata (sweet potato jam), dulce de leche, guava, or strawberry jam. 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 (), Italian for shortcrust pastry, and is similar to the Italian crostata. Italian immigrants brought it to Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “pastafrola” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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