Crostata di Marmellata di Fichi alla Marchigiana
Marche — rural households, especially Ascoli Piceno province
Fig jam tart from Marche using a buttery, crumbly pasta frolla (shortcrust) filled with handmade fig conserva from local black figs. The pasta frolla is enriched with lard (in addition to butter) for the specific crumbly, short texture traditional in Marchigiana pastry; the fig jam is made with whole figs or rough pieces, sugar, and lemon — not a smooth purée but a thick, textured jam where pieces of fig remain visible. The lattice top is the traditional finishing — strips of pasta frolla laid over the jam in a diagonal grid, pressed at the edges, and baked until golden.