CHEESECAKE CHERRY PIE

By curly

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sifted flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsps sugar
• Cheesecake topping:
• 1 8-oz package softened cream cheese
• 1 unbeaten egg
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Crust:
Cream shortening, sugar and salt, add flour. Blend all ingredients well and press resulting crumb mixture into a 9” pie pan, both bottom and sides, but do not cover rim of pan. Pour 1 can cherry pie filling into pastry lined pan and bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

Cheesecake topping:
Combine ingredients and beat until thick and creamy. Spread topping over filling. Seal topping to edge of crust, but leave 2 inch circle in center of pie uncovered. Return to oven and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool before serving.