Recipe For Lemon Cottage Cheese Pie

Lemon Cottage Cheese Pie

Ingredients

.....1 unbaked 10 inch pastry shell
.....1 (8 ounce) carton cottage cheese
.....1 1/4 cups sugar
.....1 tablespoon all purpose flour
.....1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
.....Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
.....2 tablespoons melted butter
.....1 teaspoon vanilla extract
.....1/2 teaspoon salt
.....4 eggs, separated
.....2 teaspoons sugar
.....1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Prick bottom of pastry shell with a fork. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes; cool on a wire rack.

Place cottage cheese in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour into a large mixing bowl. Add next 7 ingredients and egg yolks; stir well.

Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into cottage cheese mixture. Pour into pastry shell. Combine 2 teaspoons sugar and cinnamon; mix well and sprinkle over pie. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until center is set.

Yield: one 10 inch pie

Note: Pie separates into two layers while baking.