Friday, August 13, 2010

Starting the recipes!

  Blackberry season came and our blackberries have been producing more than ever! So along with freezing lots of berries, I've grabbed some fresh ones to try out a new recipe. This recipe first sounded interesting to me when I saw it in my Taste of Home magazine; 'Blackberry Cheese Pie'. Made me think of a pie with cheddar cheese in it. Which doesn't sound good. But when I made it, it had cream cheese in it (the cheese part) and was more like a softer cheesecake pie and was a total hit! We all loved it!

                                                                                

                                                                   Blackberry Cheese Pie

                                                          Pastry for single-crust pie (9 inches)
                                                     2 pkg. (3 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
                                                                  1/3 cup powdered sugar
                                                        1/3 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
                                                                           3/4 cup sugar
                                                                       1/4 cup cornstarch
                                                                1 cup pineapple-orange juice
                                                             2 cups fresh blackberries, divided
                                                                   Whipped topping, optional
                              
                                         Line a 9-in. pie plate with pastry; trim and flute edges.
                                      Line pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil.
                              Bake at 450 degrees for 8 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer.
                                                                 Cool on a wire wrack.
                                  In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar.
                           Fold in whipped cream. Transfer to pastry shell. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
                       In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Gradually whisk in juice until smooth.
                        Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.                                                 
                                           Mash 1/2 cup blackberries; stir into juice mixture.
                                                  Cool for 10 minutes, stirring several times.
                             Fold in remaining blackberries. Spoon over cream cheese mixture.
                                                  Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours                                                       Garnish with whipped topping if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.  
                                                                  Yield: 6-8 servings

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