Pastries Recipes - Cream Cheese Honey Pie Recipe

Ingredients

SERVES 8

For the short crust pastry:

• 150g/5oz plain flour

• Pinch of salt

• 75g/3oz butter (cubed)

• 25ml/1fl oz iced water

For the filling:

• 175g/6oz cream cheese

• 150ml/1/4pt milk

• 4 tablespoons sugar

• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 4 teaspoon honey

• 2 eggs (lightly beaten

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Method:

1. To make the short crust pastry, sift the flour and salt together into a large mixing bowl.

2. Add the cubes of butter. Rub the butter and flour together with your fingertips until the mixture has a coarse texture.

3. Stirring lightly with a knife, sprinkle water over the dough until it just begins to cohere.

4. Gather the dough together into a ball, pressing it together with your hands. Wrap in Clingfilm and chill for 30 minutes.

5. Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas mark 5. Spread the ball of dough into a 20cm/8in pie tin, patting it into place with your fingers.

6. To make the filling, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the milk gradually, then stir in the sugar, lemon zest, cinnamon, honey and beaten eggs.

7. Pour this filling mixture into the pastry case, stand the pie tin on a baking tray and cook in the centre of the oven for about 45 minutes, until the filling is set.