Green Mango Pie

This is an old recipe that I made two years ago (on our honeymoon, in fact!) and never blogged, so it is sitting in my recipe stash awaiting formal entry so I can move on and delete it from the list. Personally, I liked this pie. It's spiced very much like an apple pie, but it's different-- you know. It's mango. The Robber of course would rather have an apple pie, but in the two years since he has since learned just to go with the flow of things around here. 

From Pie Love You:

http://www.pieloveyou.blogspot.com/2010/03/green-mango-pie-16.html

Ingredients:

For the filling:

3-4 unripe, mostly green medium mangoes (about 5 C.), peeled and sliced

3/4 C. sugar, adjusted for sweetness of the mangoes

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp. kosher salt

Zest of 1 lime

1 T. of lime juice

For the double crust:

2 1/2 C. unbleached, all-purpose flour

1 tsp. kosher salt

1 1/2 T. sugar

2 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter

4-5 T. of ice water

Directions:

1. For the crust: Cube the butter and chill it along with the water until needed. Mix together all the dry ingredients and then add the chilled butter, cutting into the flour until pea-sized pieces are produced. Add the chilled water 1 T. at a time and mix with a fork until the dough is the right consistency. Gather the dough together and divide into two separate disks. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill at least 2 hours or overnight.

2. For the filling: In a smaller bowl, combine the dry filling ingredients. Slice mangoes and add to zest and lime juice in large bowl. Pour dry ingredients over mangoes and mix.

3. Put it together: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Roll out single dough to about 1/8″ thick and place in pie pan leaving the edges long. Scoop the filling in center of pie but do not pour in all the liquid. Roll out the second dough and place on top of the pie. Trim edges and crimp to design. Using a sharp knife, cut tiny vents in the top of the pie. Brush with egg whites and sprinkle sugar on top.

4. Bake it: Bake at 425 degrees for 25 minutes, rotating once at the halfway point. Reduce heat to 300 degrees and continue to bake 30 minutes more till golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before serving.