Quick Lemon Cheese Pie
by Tarla Dalal
Freshly whipped cream blended with lemon and cottage cheese chilled on a crunchy biscuit base.
Quick Lemon Cheese Pie recipe - How to make Quick Lemon Cheese Pie
Setting Time: 60 min. Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 4 to 5 servings
For The Marie Base
1 cup crumbled marie biscuit
1/3 cup melted butter
For The Filling
2/3 cup whipped cream
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1 lemon
1 cup cream cheese
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp lemon essence
For The Garnish
1/2 cup biscuit crumbs
lemon wedges
Method
For the base
For the filling
How to proceed
For the garnish
For the base
- For the base
- Mix the biscuit crumbs with the melted butter and press the mixture into the base of a 175 mm. (7") diameter flan ring.
- Chill until firm.
For the filling
- For the filling
- Fold in the whipped cream with the lemon rind, juice, cream cheese, sugar and lemon essence.
How to proceed
- How to proceed
- Spread the filling over the base and chill until firm.
For the garnish
- For the garnish
- Remove the flan ring. Top the cheese pie with the biscuit crumbs forming criss cross patterns and decorate with lemon wedges.
- Serve chilled.
- The best way to crumble biscuits is to put them in a plastic bag.
- Or use a tea towel and crush using both hands till you get medium sized crumbs.
- Strawberry sauce complements this dessert very well.
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