Mom’s Cheese Pie
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling
YIELD: 4 servings.
"My mother brought this Old World recipe with her from the Ukraine," says Anne Kulick of Phillipsburg, New Jersey. A sprinkling of cinnamon enhances the pie’s subtly sweet flavor.
Ingredients
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2 large eggs
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1 sheet refrigerated pie pastry
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
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1-3/4 cups ricotta cheese
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4 ounces cream cheese, softened
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3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
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1-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
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1.
Separate 1 egg. In a small bowl, lightly beat egg white. In another small bowl, combine egg and egg yolk.
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2.
On a lightly floured surface, unroll pastry; cut in half. Roll out one half of pastry into an 8-in. circle. Transfer to a 7-in. pie plate; trim pastry even with edge. Brush with egg white; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.
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3.
In a large bowl, combine the cheeses, confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, salt and egg mixture. Pour into prepared pastry.
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4.
Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry. Brush egg white over pastry; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.
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5.
Bake at 350° until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 561 calories, 37g fat (20g saturated fat), 191mg cholesterol, 745mg sodium, 39g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 0 fiber), 20g protein.
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