SWEET CHERRY TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Make Sour Cream Pastry.
• Combine flour and 1/2 tsp.
• sugar in large bowl.
• Cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in sour cream until dough holds together.
• Turn out onto floured surface and knead gently 2 or 3 times.
• Divide dough in half and freeze half for another use.
• This light pastry may be used for any pie.
• Roll out pastry on lightly floured surface to fit a 10-inch flan pan.
• Flute edges high.
• Cut aluminum foil to fit center of pastry shell and then fill with pie weights or dried beans.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and CAREFULLY remove the weights and foil from the pastry shell.
• Set aside.
• Re-set oven to 350 degrees.
• In large bowl, combine eggs, sugar and whipping cream with a wire whisk.
• Beating constantly, add scalded milk until all is blended well.
• Arrange cherries in bottom of pastry shell; pour custard over cherries.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted 1 inch from the outside edge comes out clean.
• Center will set as custard cools.
• Cool completely.
• Garnish with whipped cream, if desired.