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Amish Custard Cottage Cheese Pie

SUBMITTED BY: MARBALET 

"A custard pie made more delightful with the addition of cottage cheese. It can be made in a pastry or graham cracker crust."
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RECIPE RATING:
This recipe has been rated 6 times with an average star rating of 4.7
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PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  45 Min
READY IN  1 Hr 30 Min
Original recipe yield 2 - 9 inch pie

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 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 1/2 cups milk
  • 2 (9 inch) pie shell

What to Drink?
Hot Non-Alcoholic Coffee

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place cottage cheese in strainer and let drain for about 1 hour or until most of liquid has been drained.
  2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  3. In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese, sugar, flour, lemon juice, salt, egg yolks, evaporated milk, and regular milk. Mix well.
  4. In a separate clean bowl, beat egg whites until firm. Fold into batter until smooth. Pour into pie crusts.
  5. Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C), then reduce oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for an additional 25 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
  6. Cool on racks, then refrigerate. Flavor improves if served a day after baking.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2007 by Pookie 
I loved this pie. It took a little bit longer to cook but I chock that up to my using a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2003 by k. treat 
Delicious. Be patient with the whipping of eggs...you want stiff peaks to form. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2008 by SEWVERYTALL 
I'm sure this recipe is delicious, but come on, why drain the cottage cheese if you're going... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Amish Custard Cottage Cheese Pie

Servings Per Recipe: 16

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 188

  • Total Fat: 7.7g
  • Cholesterol: 44mg
  • Sodium: 261mg
  • Total Carbs: 23.5g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.2g
  • Protein: 6.3g

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