Pasta frola, is a type of sweet tart common to Italy,
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, guayaba, 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.