food Amish Custard Cottage Cheese Pie recipe

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Amish Custard Cottage Cheese Pie recipe

2 servings

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 1/2 cups milk

2 (9 inch) pie shell

Instructions:

Place cottage cheese in strainer and let drain for about 1 hour or until most of liquid has been drained.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese, sugar, flour, lemon juice, salt, egg yolks, evaporated milk, and regular milk.

Mix well.

In a separate clean bowl, beat egg whites until firm.

Fold into batter until smooth.

Pour into pie crusts.

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.

Cool on racks, then refrigerate.

Flavor improves if served a day after baking.