Cottage Cheese Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 16 ounces cottage cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 dash salt
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 unbaked 9-inch pie shells (pastry or graham cracker)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425º f.
• 2 place cottage cheese in strainer and let drain for about 1 hour or until most of liquid has been drained.
• 3 combine all ingredients except egg whites; mix well.
• 4 beat egg whites until firm.
• 5 fold into batter until smooth.
• 6 pour into pie crusts.
• 7 bake for 15 minutes then reduce oven to 350º and bake for an additional 25 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• 8 cool on racks.
• 9 refrigerate.
• 10 flavor improves if served a day after baking.