Cherry Tart - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Pastry
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
10 tablespoons butter, softened
2 large egg yolks
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons water
Cherry topping
4 tablespoons flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons orange juice
2 cups tart cherries, pitted and sliced

Preparation

To make pastry:.
Combine the flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
Add the butter and mix together with a fork or fingers till the texture is crumbly.
In a separate bowl, mix the egg yolks with the lemon juice.
Stir the yolk mixture and water into crumbly flour.
Use your hands to form the dough into a ball.
Press the dough into the bottom only of two 9-inch pie pans or two 9-inch springform pans to about a 3/8 inch thickness.
Refrigerate the crusts for about 15 minutes.
For the topping:.
In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients except cherries and mix well.
Fold in cherries.
Spread mixture to about 1/2 inch thickness on top of chilled crust, leaving a 1/4 inch margin uncovered at edge.
Bake at 425 for 15 minutes.
Reduce heat to 350 and bake for about another 40-45 minutes.
Cool and slice as desired for serving.