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Monday 16 April 2012

Lemon Cheese Frosted Pie

Who says that cheese is only for Italian cuisine. Cheese for me is sinful indulgence just like a bar of chocolate. Imagine having a soft and tender cheese cube which melts in your mouth and makes your brain go numb for seconds . 
Let's just say that we cant live with or without cheese.So lets talk about a recipe which makes you indulge in abundance of cheese and still very light on your palate. I have made this recipe with Mascarpone cheese but if you like then you can replace it with cottage cheese or cream cheese. The taste will still be delectable.  

Another interesting addition to this dish is lemon. Imagine lemons in desserts. I could not even think about putting them few years back but now as the theme is about using anything & everything we land up using the whole lemon. Hope you all find this recipe interesting and try it for the weekend lunch. Do post your comments and feedback.


"Lemon Cheese Frosted Pie"

Ingredients :
  • 1and 1/2 cup digestive biscuit crumbs 
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 250 gms mascarpone cheese / cream cheese/ cottage cheese
  • 4 tsp thick curd
  • 3/4 cup castor sugar ( you can put one cup if you like it more sweet) - powdered
  • 1/2 cup fresh cream - whipped
  • 2 lemons ( small)

Preparation:
  •  Grease a tart or pie tin. Mix the biscuit crumbs and unsalted butter in a bowl and make a rough dough like mixture which can be pressed with hands. 
  • Press the mixture at the bottom of the tin to form base. Chill it in the refrigerator until firm.
  • In a blender, add cheese, curd,sugar, cream and the juice of lemons.
  • Blend till its smooth and of of liquid consistency.
  • Pour on top of the biscuit base which has been set and firm after chilling
  • Decorate the pie with lemon rind to add a dash of yellow and green colour on top.
  • Chill the pie in the refrigerator for few hours until firm. 
  • Unmould it gently ( its always better to make it removable pie tins or sponge foam tins to avoid breakage)
  • Serve chilled.

    Note : you can replace lemon with sweet lime or orange if you want to try out more options.



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