Lemon Cheesecake Streusel Pie
- 1 prepared unbaked single-crust sweet pastry pie shell (recipe posted separately)
- 5 eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 14 cups sugar
- 34 cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 13 cup all-purpose flour
- 13 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 14 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Lemon Filling:.
- In heatproof bowl, whisk together eggs, egg yolks, sugar and lemon juice.
- Set over sauce pan of simmering water; cook, constantly stirring, until thick enough to mound on spoon, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Strain through fine, sieve into bowl; stir in butter.
- Place plastic wrap directly on surface, refrigerate until cold, about one hour.
- Line prepared single pie shell with foil; fill with pie weights or dried beans.
- Bake in bottom third of 375 F oven for 15 minutes.
- Remove weights and foil; prick base all over with fork.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or just until pastry starts turning golden.
- Let cool on rack.
- Streusel Topping:.
- In bowl, combine flour with sugar; drizzle with butter, stirring until crumbly.
- Set aside.
- Cheesecake:.
- In bowl, beat cream cheese with sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Spread into pie shell.
- Spread filling over top.
- Sprinkle with streusel.
- Bake in bottom 1/3 of 350F oven for about 45 minutes or until puffed and streusel is golden.
- Let cool on rack.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lemon-cheesecake-streusel-pie-314803 (may not work)