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Monday, January 20, 2014

=cherry cheese pie! (with blueberries)=

"Violence is as American as cherry pie." 
—H. Rap Brown, aka Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin





Ingredients

Crust:

*      2 cups all-purpose flour

*      1/2 to 3/4 cups cold margarine

*      1 tablespoon sugar
*      Pinch salt
*      Cold water

    Mix flour, margarine, sugar and salt together and add water a little at a time until the dough comes together in a ball. Wrap in saran & refrigerate for at least 20 minutes.
                 
Filling:
*     1/2 cup soft goat cheese
*     1/2 cup Calabro nonfat ricotta cheese
*     1 large egg
*     1/2 cup brown sugar
*     1/4 cup flour 
*     Pinch salt
*     1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh basil
*  5 cups cherries and/or  blueberries

.  1 cup of chopped pecans
   
   Mix the goat cheese, ricotta, egg, sugar, flour, salt and basil together in a bowl. Add the 1/2 cup of chopped nuts and fruit and mix to desired texture.

Roll out pie dough and press into a baking dish. Spread the other 1/2 cup of chopped nuts over the pressed pie dough and then add the filling.  

Preheat oven to 350F. Bake 25-30 minutes.



       

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