lemon cream cheese pie
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Ingredients
- 1 - baked pie pastry
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- - a pinch of salt
- 1 cup water
- 2-3 - drops of food coloring
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
- 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 12 ounces cream cheese soften
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 6 tablespoons cornstarch
How To Make lemon cream cheese pie
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Step 1In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and a pinch of salt. Stir in water, lemon juice,lemon rind and yellow food coloring. Bring to boil over medium high heat, cook, and stir 2 mins., or until smooth and thicken. Remove from heat, stir in butter, cool to room temperature for about 1 hour.
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Step 2Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, beat ceam cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Fold in the whipped cream and 1 tbsp. of lemon juice. Remove 1/2 cup of the whipped cram/lemon mixture for the garnish. Spread the remaining cream cheese mixture into the the baked pastry shell.
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Step 3Top with cooled lemon filling. Chill in the fridge for a minimum of 8 hours or overnight. When ready to serve, scooped the reserved 1/2 cup of the cream cheese mixture into the pastry bag with a star tip. Pipe stars onto the pie. Delicious.
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