Strawberry-Cheese Pie

By luvmybuttonsnbows

Prep time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 baked 9-inch pie shell
• 1 qt. fresh strawberries
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. water
• dash salt
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 2 tbsp. cornstarch
• 1 c. whipping cream
• 1/2 c. small-curd creamed cottage cheese
• 1/8 tsp. almond extract

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare and bake the pie shell. Cool. Wash, drain and hull the berries. Mix 1 cup berries, ½ c. of the sugar, the water, salt and lemon juice. Refrigerate remaining berries. Turn mixture into blender container. Add cornstarch. Whirl until blended. Put in small saucepan. Cook, stirring until thickened. Cool to room temperature. Set aside. Whip together until as stiff as possible 2/3 cup of the cream, remaining sugar, cottage cheese and almond extract. Spread in bottom of cooled pie shell. Spoon ¾ cup glaze over cheese layer. Cut remaining whole berries in half. Arrange, cut side down, in single layer on pie, mounding remaining berries in center. Cover with remaining glaze. Chill 5 to 6 hrs. or until firm . When ready to serve, whip remaining cream and use to garnish pie.