When fresh strawberries are in season, a luscious pie is one of the most declious ways to serve them. The mild flavor of cottage cheese blends well with the tart-sweet flavor of the berries.
Pies and Tarts #47, Card #25
Strawberry-Cheese Pie
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 baked 9-inch pie shell
- 1 quart fresh strawberries washed and hulled
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- dash salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 cup small-curd creamed cottage cheese
- 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
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Prepare and bake the pie shell. Cool.
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Mix 1 cup berries, 1/2 cup sugar, water, salt, and lemon juice. Refrigerate remaining berries.
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Turn mixture into blender container. Add cornstarch. Whirl until blended. Put in small saucepan. Cook, stirring until thickened. Cool to room temperature. Set aside.
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Whip together until as stiff as possible 2/3 cup of the cream, remaining sugar, cottage cheese, and almond extract. Spread in bottom of cooled pie shell. Spoon 3/5 cup glaze over cheese layer.
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Cut remaining whole berries in half. Arrange, cut side down, in single layer on pie, mounding remaining berries in center. Cover with remaining glaze.
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Chill 5 to 6 hours or until firm. When ready to serve, whip remaining cream an duse to garnish pie.
Recipe Notes
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