Thanks everyone! This is what I was afraid of. I was hoping to take this with me on an early morning flight and have it served upon arrival to my destination. I was wondering if it might be too soggy by then if I made it the night before. Sounds like yes.
I haven't made Mario's Crostata, however I make Ina's recipe quite often. It is best served warm or at room temperature 'the day of'. I've refrigerated the leftovers and it is still quite tasty, but not as flaky and juicy. When refrigerated it changes the consistency of the pastry and the filling.
I'm sure it would survive the night, albeit not in the prime condition as if it were baked the day it is to be consumed. That's pretty typical of many baked goods. After all, this is called a "crostata" which implies that the crunchiness of the fresh crust is important. If you cook this the night before, for sure some of the moisture from the fruit filling will start to cause the crust to become soggy. That's typical of fruit tarts.
In my SF Bay Area microclimate, the temperature drops to the mid-50s at night right now. No thought of refrigerating something like this for me.
Personally, if I were trying to streamline the prep, I'd make and roll out the dough into a pie pan the night before, then cook it with the filling the morning of.
I agree with CV here. Pastry dough with a fruit filling should be used immediately for best results. It would be a shame to see the work that goes into it undermined by over-refrigeration. And yes, in Italian "crostata" suggests a nice, brown crust not a soft crumble.
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The TSA isn't going to allow this in your carry-on bag and it would get bashed up in your checked luggage.
Find something else to bring.
In my SF Bay Area microclimate, the temperature drops to the mid-50s at night right now. No thought of refrigerating something like this for me.
Personally, if I were trying to streamline the prep, I'd make and roll out the dough into a pie pan the night before, then cook it with the filling the morning of.
But that's just me...