Creamed Cottage Cheese Pie

This pie has a lighter flavor than a traditional cream cheese one, and there are raisins and nuts that give the cottage cheese a wonderful texture. It bakes up brown and beautiful. Top it with fresh blueberries or strawberries.

• Calories: 324 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
• ¼ cup milk
• ½ cup raisins
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 (9 inch) pie shell
• 1 ½ cups cottage cheese, creamed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).

Step 2

Separate the eggs.

Step 3

Press the cheese through a sieve 2 times. Add the butter, sugar, salt, flour, lemon zest, unbeaten egg yolks, raisins, chopped walnuts and milk. Stir well.

Step 4

Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the cream cheese mixture.

Step 5

Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until browned and firm.