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Amish Cottage Cheese Pie

a light, refreshing, custardy type pie!
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Course Dessert
Cuisine Amish

Ingredients
  

  • 1 (16 ounce) package small curd cottage cheese
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
  • 1 ½ cups milk

Instructions
 

  • Place cottage cheese in strainer and let drain for about 1 hour or until most of liquid has been drained
  • .Preheat oven to 425 degrees F
  • In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese, sugar, flour, lemon juice, salt, egg yolks, evaporated milk, and regular milk.
  • Mix well.In a separate clean bowl, beat egg whites until firm.
  • Add egg whites to the milk-cottage cheese mixture.
  • Pour all into pie crust.
  • Bake at 425 for about 35 - 45 minutes or until crust is golden.
  • Chill for several hours before serving so it firms completely.