Plum and Mascarpone Pie

Name: Plum and Mascarpone Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters crème fraîche; 2 Tbsps honey; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 227 grams mascarpone; 1 pie crust, homemade or store-bought; 2 kilograms firm ripe plums (20-25 plums), halved, pitted (with skin); 355 milliliters sugar; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 10 servings Whipped cream

Plum and Mascarpone Pie is a vegetarian recipe with 10 servings. One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 424 calories. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of crème fraîche, honey, whipped cream, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line pie dish withcrust; crimp edges. Fully bake pie crustaccording to recipe or box instructions.

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Oven

Pie Form

Place plums in a large bowl; add 1 1/2 cupssugar and lemon juice. Scrape in seeds fromhalf of vanilla bean; toss to coat. Divideplum mixture between two 13x9x2" glassbaking dishes, arranging plums cut sidedown and overlapping slightly. Roast untiljuices are bubbling and slightly thickenedand plums are tender but not falling apart,40–60 minutes (cooking time will dependon ripeness of plums).

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Vanilla Bean

Lemon Juice

Plum

Seeds

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Bowl

Let cool slightly.

Using a slotted spatula, transfer plumsto a rimmed baking sheet. Cover looselywith plastic wrap; chill.

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Wrap

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Baking Sheet

Plastic Wrap

Spatula

Pour juices in bakingdishes into a small saucepan. Bring to a boiland simmer until thickened and reduced toa scant 1/2 cup, 4–5 minutes; set glaze aside.

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Glaze

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Sauce Pan

Combine remaining 2 tablespoons sugar,mascarpone, crème fraîche, and honeyin a medium bowl. Scrape in seeds fromremaining half vanilla bean. Using anelectric mixer, beat on high speed untilmixture holds firm peaks (do not overbeat ormascarpone may curdle). DO AHEAD: Plums,glaze, and mascarpone cream can be made1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill.

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Creme Fraiche

Vanilla Bean

Mascarpone

Cream

Glaze

Plum

Seeds

Sugar

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Blender

Bowl

Spread mascarpone cream evenly overbottom of crust. Arrange some chilled plum halves tightly (but not overlapping)in a single layer over mascarpone mixture.Starting at edges of pie crust, arrangeremaining plum halves on top of base layer,overlapping tightly and forming a spiral tocover. Pie should dome slightly in the center.

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Mascarpone

Pie Crust