Apple Crostata With Caramel Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons Gold Medal all-purpose flour
4 cups chopped peeled apples (4 medium)
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup caramel topping (Crust ingredients start below)
1/2 cup butter (firm) or 1/2 cup margarine, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (firm)
1 1/4 cups Gold Medal all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons cold water

Preparation

Make Crostata Crust: Cut butter into flour, sugar and salt in medium bowl, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until particles are size of small peas.
Mix vanilla and water; sprinkle over flour mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and dough almost cleans side of bowl (up to 1 tablespoon more water can be added if necessary).
Gather dough into a ball; shape into flattened 5-inch round.
Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate about 30 minutes or until firm.
Roll pastry into 12-inch circle on lightly floured surface.
Place on ungreased large cookie sheet.
Heat oven to 400\u00b0F.
Mix 1/2 cup sugar and the flour in large bowl.
Stir in apples.
Mound apple mixture on center of dough circle to within 2 inches of edge.
Fold edge of dough over apple mixture; crimp edge of dough slightly.
Mix 1 tablespoon sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle over apples and dough.
Bake 27 to 32 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
Cut into wedges.
Serve warm drizzled with caramel topping.