Tarte Aux Mangues Et Poire (Mango and Pear Tart)

Sydney Mike's Note:

This recipe comes from the internet site cooking-french.com.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

FOR THE DOUGH

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup butter , room temperature
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons water (more if needed)

FOR THE FRUIT

• 3 medium pears
• 1 large mango

FOR THE CREAM

• ¼ cup cream
• ½ cup plain yogurt
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs

Directions:

1. FOR THE DOUGH: Put the flour in a large bowl, & with your fingers, mix in the butter, kneading until thoroughly mixed.
2. Add 1 egg & 2 or 3 tablespoons of water, kneading the dough until it is smooth & homogeneous.
3. Cover the dough in plastic wrap & let it rest in a cool place.
4. FOR THE FRUIT: Peel the pears, then remove seeds & slice them.
5. Put pear slices in a sauce pan along with a cup of water & cook them on low heat for 5 minutes.
6. Peel the mango, then remove the pit & discard it while slicing the mango thinly.
7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
8. FOR THE CREAM: In a bowl, mix cream, yogurt, sugar & 3 eggs.
9. Whisk together completely.
10. FOR THE TART: Roll dough into a circle slightly larger than the pie plate, with enough dough to cover the edge, then lift it into the pie plate.
11. Prick the bottom a number of times with a fork, then bake it for 10 minutes.
12. Remove pie plate from the oven & smooth the sliced fruit into the hot crust.
13. Pour the prepared cream over the fruit.
14. Turn oven temperature up to 400 degrees F, & bake the tart for 20 minutes.
15. Let cool on a wire rack before serving.