Categories: Cheese
Ingredients
- 3/4 c butter or margarine, softened
- 2 c all-purpose flour *
- 1/2 t salt
- 1 t grated lime or lemon peel
- 2 ts cold water
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 5 eggs, separated
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 1/3 c lime or lemon juice
- 3 dr red food color
- 1/4 t cream of tartar
- 2 c frozen whipped topping
- thawed
- 1/4 c confetti candy
Directions
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*Do not use self-rising flour in this recipe.
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Heat oven to 375-degrees.
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Cut butter into flour, salt and 1/2 teaspoon lime peel with pastry blender; stir in water.
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Press pastry against bottoms and sides of two 9-inch pie plates.
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Beat cream cheese, egg yolks, milk, lime juice and food color 2 minutes.
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Stir in 1/2 teaspoon lime peel.
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Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until stiff and glossy.
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Fold cheese mixture into egg whites; pour into crusts.
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Bake until knife inserted in centers comes out clean, 20-25 minutes.
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Refrigerate 2 hours.
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Spread pies with whipped topping and sprinkle with confetti candy.
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2 pies.
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GOLDEN GLOW CHEESE PIES: Omit red food color and confetti candy. Garnish with canned apricot halves.
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