: graham cracker pie crust, 9″
4 egg — separated
1/2 ts salt
2 TB lemon juice
1 ts vanilla
1 ts almond extract
1 c sugar
2/3 c flour — sifted
1 1/2 ts lemon peel — grated
2 c cottage cheese (1 pint )
1 c sour cream ( 1/2 pint )
: strawberry glaze
1 pt fresh strawberries —
: optional
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Prepare crust; set aside. In a medium
bowl, beat egg yolks until light. Blend in salt, lemon juice,
vanilla, almond extract, sugar, flour and lemon peel. Put cottage
cheese into a large bowl. Add a small amount of egg yolk mix ture.
Beat on high speed until curd is broken and nearly smooth. Add
remaining egg yolk mixture and sour cream; beat untill blended. Beat
egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Fold into cheese mixture. Pour
into crust. Bake 1 hour. Top with Strawberry Glaze, and fresh
strawberries if desired. Refrigerate 5 hours before serving.
Yields
12 Servings