Name: Strawberry Cheese Pie
Yield: 8
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 1 ⅓ cups; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Shortening - 4 tablespoons; Butter - 2 tablespoons; Cold water - 3 tablespoons; Cream cheese, softened - 1 (8 ounce) package; Confectioners' sugar - ¾ cup; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Heavy whipping cream, whipped - 1 cup; Almond extract - ½ teaspoon; Chopped almonds - ¼ cup; Fresh strawberries, halved - 4 cups; Currant jelly - ¼ cup

Ingredients for - Strawberry Cheese Pie

1. All-purpose flour 1 ⅓ cups

2. Salt ½ teaspoon

3. Shortening 4 tablespoons

4. Butter 2 tablespoons

5. Cold water 3 tablespoons

6. Cream cheese, softened 1 (8 ounce) package

7. Confectioners' sugar ¾ cup

8. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

9. Heavy whipping cream, whipped 1 cup

10. Almond extract ½ teaspoon

11. Chopped almonds ¼ cup

12. Fresh strawberries, halved 4 cups

13. Currant jelly ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Strawberry Cheese Pie

1 . Stage

Combine flour and salt in medium bowl. Cut in shortening and butter until all the flour is blended to form pea-sized crumbs. Sprinkle with water one tablespoon at a time. Toss lightly with a fork until dough forms a ball. Chill dough 15 to 30 minutes.

2 . Stage

Roll dough between two sheets of wax paper into an 11 inch circle. Remove top sheet of wax paper and lay into 9 inch pie pan. Prick bottom and sides of pie shell thoroughly to prevent shrinkage.

3 . Stage

Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool to room temperature.

4 . Stage

Combine cream cheese and confectioner 's sugar in medium bowl. Beat with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Beat in vanilla and almond extracts. Fold in whipped cream and almonds by hand until well mixed. Pour into cooled crust. Refrigerate until firm.

5 . Stage

Decorate pie with strawberries fully or just around the edge. Heat jelly in microwave oven just until soft and brush carefully over strawberries until glazed. Refrigerate until serving.