Mango And Coconut Pie Recipes

MANGO PIE WITH COCONUT CRUST

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix flour and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add ice water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes or overnight., Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, toss mangoes with rum. In a small bowl, mix sugar, tapioca, spices and salt. Gently stir into fruit mixture; let stand 15 minutes., Sprinkle the coconut on a lightly floured surface. Place one half of dough on coconut; roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Transfer to a 9-in. pie plate, coconut side down. Trim pastry even with rim. Add filling., Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; cut into 1/2-in.-wide strips. Arrange over filling in a lattice pattern. Trim and seal strips to edge of bottom pastry; flute edge., Bake 45-50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cover edge loosely with foil during the last 15 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning. Remove foil. Cool on a wire rack.

MANGO KEY-LIME PIE WITH COCONUT MERINGUE

Steps:

• Brown Sugar Crust Preparation:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease 9-inch pie pan or springform pan. Combine flour, brown sugar and salt. With a pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mix is crumbly. Press dough firmly into bottom and sides of pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Set aside.
• Mango Key Lime Filling Preparation:
• Using an electric mixer, combine egg yolks, condensed milk and cornstarch. Slowly add in lime juice, then mango puree and lime zest. Continue to mix until blended (just a few seconds). Pour the mixture into the prepared pie shell and bake at 350 degrees F for 12 minutes or until filling is set. Remove from oven and cool for 15 minutes. Do not turn oven off.
• Coconut Meringue Preparation:
• Beat egg whites until light and frothy. Add cream of tartar and continue beating until the whites form stiff peaks. Gradually beat in sugar, then coconut cream and coconut flavor and mix for several more seconds. Carefully spoon meringue onto warm pie. Return pie to oven to brown meringue (about 6 to 7 minutes). Remove pie from oven and refrigerate until chilled. Can garnish pie with toasted coconut.