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Amish Custard Cottage Cheese Pie
                    
Can be made in a pastry or graham cracker crust. 
                  
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 ounce) can evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups milk
2 (9 inch) pie shells

Directions:
                 
1   Place cottage cheese in strainer and let drain for about 1 hour or
until most of liquid has been drained. 
                 
2   Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). 

3   In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese, sugar, flour, lemon juice,
salt, egg yolks, evaporated milk, and regular milk. Mix well. 
                 
4   In a separate clean bowl, beat egg whites until firm. Fold into batter
until smooth. Pour into pie crusts. 
                 
5   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. 
                 
6   Cool on racks, then refrigerate. Flavor improves if served a day after
baking. 
                                                                           
    Makes 2 - 9 inch pie

From: Sibyl Smirl 
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 
Subject: Amish Custard Cottage Cheese Pie