mango pie Recipe

Do you like pies and also mangoes? Here is a dish that combines both. A mango pie can be the ultimate dessert for anyone with a love for mangoes. For your sweet tooth, here is something special.Enjoy!!
mango pie picture

Summary

Preparation Time50 MinCooking Time30 Min
Ready In1 Hr 20 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Servings12CuisineEuropean
CourseDessertMethodBaked
SpecialityPart of MenuMain IngredientFruits

Recipe Story

The first pies, called "coffins" or "coffyns" were savory meat pies with the crusts or pastry being tall, straight-sided with sealed-on floors and lids. Open-crust pastry (not tops or lids) were known as "traps." These pies held assorted meats and sauce components and were baked more like a modern casserole with no pan (the crust itself was the pan, its pastry tough and inedible). The purpose of a pastry shell was mainly to serve as a storage container and serving vessel, and these are often too hard to actually eat. A small pie was known as a tartlet and a tart was a large, shallow open pie (this is still the definition in England). Since pastry was a staple ingredient in medieval menus, pastry making was taken for granted by the majority of early cookbooks, and recipes are not usually included. It wasn't until the 16th century that cookbooks with pastry ingredients began appearing. Historian believe this was because cookbooks started appearing for the general household and not just for professional cooks.

Ingredients

 
Crust:
 
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
 
1/2 teaspoon salt
 
5 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces
 
3 tablespoons vegetable shortening, chilled
 
10 tablespoon ice water
 
Cooking spray
 
Filling:
 
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
 
3 tablespoons cornstarch
 
4 1/2 cups (1/2-inch-thick) mango wedges (about 4 medium)
 
1 tablespoon chilled butter, cut into small pieces
 
Topping:
 
1 1/2 teaspoons fat-free milk
 
2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
 
1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Directions

To prepare crust, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and salt, stirring well with a whisk. Cut in 5 tablespoons butter and shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add water, stirring just until moist. Divide dough into two equal portions. Gently press each portion into a 4-inch circle on a sheet of plastic wrap; cover. Chill 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 425°.

Unwrap dough; place 1 portion chilled dough on a lightly floured surface. Roll dough into a 12-inch circle. Fit dough into a 10-inch deep-dish pie plate coated with cooking spray.

To prepare filling, combine 2/3 cup brown sugar and cornstarch in a large bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Add mango; toss to coat. Add mango mixture to prepared pie plate; sprinkle evenly with 1 tablespoon butter.

Unwrap dough; place remaining chilled dough portion on a lightly floured surface. Roll dough into a 12-inch circle. Fit dough over mango mixture. Press edges of dough together. Fold edges under; flute. Cut several slits in top of dough to allow steam to escape.

To prepare topping, brush top of dough with milk. Combine ginger and granulated sugar; sprinkle evenly over dough. Place pie plate on a foil-lined baking sheet; bake at 425° for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°; bake an additional 30 minutes or until pie is golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack.


Nutritional Information
Calories:274 (30% from fat)
Fat:9.1g (sat 4.4g,mono 2.6g,poly 1.1g)
Protein:3.1g
Carbohydrate:46.1g
Fiber:1.8g
Cholesterol:15mg
Iron:1.6mg
Sodium:146mg
Calcium:25mg

Comments

Anonymous says :

The picture is not consistent with the recipe. In the photo, the pie does not have a crust on top and appears to be sprinkled with pistachios. That's the pie I want!
Posted on: 11 November 2009 - 5:18pm

Ambrosia says :

Hey great story about pies Chef Satya. You appear to have deep historical knowledge of food. Looking forward to more interesting stories and recipes from you.
Posted on: 27 September 2008 - 1:53am

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