croustade

The selection included blueberry croustade, hot sauce from scratch and cobb salads alongside more traditional buffet fare.

An apple croustade beckons from beneath a glass cloche.

It represents the older form “crustade,” Fr. croustade, Ital. crostata, from crostare, to encrust.

The only disappointments were brown-butter buttons that purportedly had been soaked in bourbon but lacked punch, and a blackberry-nectarine croustade with a very tough crust.

Do not put the filling in until ready to serve, and heat the croustade before adding it.