cheese pie

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Pearl Florick
clifton park, NY

My husband makes this pie. I do not know where he came across the recipe but it is a winner! The filling will rise quite high baking so flute the crust high.

(1 rating)
cook time 40 Min

Ingredients For cheese pie

  • 1
    pie shell, baked
  • 1 1/2 c
    ricotta cheese
  • 3
    egg yolks, reserve whites
  • 3/4 c
    sugar
  • 3 Tbsp
    flour
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 3/4 c
    light cream (or half and half)
  • 3/4 tsp
    vanilla
  • 3
    egg whites that you have reservered.

How To Make cheese pie

  • 1
    Beat the cheese until smooth. Add in the egg yolks and beat well.
  • 2
    Mix together the sugar, flour and salt. Add it into the cheese mixture. Beat smooth
  • 3
    Beat in cream and vanilla.
  • 4
    Beat the egg whites until they are stiff (be sure the beaters are clean for this step) Gently fold the egg whites into the cheese mixture incorporating well but not over mixing (you'll deflate the whites)
  • 5
    Pour into a pie shell and sprinkle with nutmeg Bake at 400 for 10 minutes then turn the oven down to 350 and bake another 30 minutes or until firm
  • 6
    Do not refrigerate right away and be sure to flute the crust high as this pie rises quite a bit.

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