Amish Custard Cottage Cheese Pie

Description

A custard pie made more delightful with the addition of cottage cheese. It can be made in a pastry or graham cracker crust.

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) package small curd cottage cheese
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • 2 (9 inch) pie shell

Instructions

  1. Place cottage cheese in a strainer and let drain for about 1 hour or until most of liquid has been drained.
  2. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  3. In a large bowl
  4. combine cottage cheese
  5. sugar
  6. flour
  7. lemon juice
  8. salt
  9. egg yolks
  10. evaporated milk
  11. and regular milk. Mix well.
  12. In a separate clean bowl
  13. beat egg whites until firm. Fold into cottage cheese mixture until smooth. Pour into pie crusts.
  14. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven; reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for an additional 25 minutes
  15. or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
  16. Cool pies on racks
  17. then refrigerate for at least 2 hours (or up to 1 day for better flavor) before serving.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 1 day

Servings: 16

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