Desserts

Cream Cheese Pastry for Pies

Makes 2 pie shells

Ingredients

• 4 ounces of cream cheese, softened

• ½ cup butter

• 2 Tbsp half and half

• 1¼ cups flour

• ½ tsp sea salt

Instructions

1. Cream softened cream cheese and butter; beat in half and half.

2. Work in flour and salt until a dough forms. Wrap in plastic and

refrigerate for a couple of hours before using.

3. Divide dough into two pieces. Roll out each piece as you would any

piecrust.

Tips

• To bake the shell; preheat oven to 425°F; bake shell in lower part of

oven until slightly brown.

• To prebake before adding filling: pierce pie shell and brush with egg

white; preheat oven to 450°F. Bake until set, but not browned.

KEYWORDS

best pie crust, cream cheese pie crust, pie crust

LAURA LEE ALICE
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