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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Easter Cheese Pie

Easter Cheese Pie

1 1/2 c Unsifted all-purpose flour
1 1/4 ts Baking powder
1/2 t Salt
3 tb Butter or margarine, Softened
1/2 t Vanilla extract
1 tb Orange-flower water
1/4 c Sugar
1 Egg
1/2 t Grated orange peel
1 Egg, separated

FILLING:

1 (15 oz) cont Ricotta Cheese
3/4 c Sugar
3 Eggs
1 t Orange-flower water or Almond Extract
1 1/2 ts Flour
2 tb Finely chopped citron

Sift flour with baking powder and salt; set aside. In medium bowl, with electric mixer, beat butter with sugar and egg until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla, orange peel and orange- flower water. Add half of the flour mixture; with wooden spoon, beat until well blended. Add remaining flour, mixing with hands until

dough leaves side of bowl and holds together. Turn out

onto board; knead several times, to blend well. Set

aside, covered. Make filling. Preheat oven to 350

degrees. Divide crust in half. Roll one half, to 11

inch circle. Fit into a 9 inch pie plate; trim edge of

plate. Brush with egg white. Roll remaining crust to

1/8 inch thickness. With pastry cutter, cut into ten

strips, 1/2 inch wide. Turn filling into lined pie

plate. Place five pastry strips across filling,

pressing firmly to edge of pie plate. Place remaining

strips across first ones, to make lattice. Reroll

trimmings and cut into 1/2 inch wide strips. Place

around edge of pie; with fork, press firmly to plate.

Beat egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water; brush over

crust. Place a strip of foil about 2 inches wide

around edge of crust, to prevent over browning. Bake

about 50 minutes or until top is golden brown and

filling is set. Cool on wire rack. Refrigerate until

well chilled - 8 hours or overnight. Makes 8 servings.

In medium bowl with electric mixer, beat Ricotta until

it is creamy. Add sugar, eggs, flour, orange-flower

water and citron; beat until well combined. Pour into

prepared pie shell.



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