Breakfast Cheese Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 lbs ricotta cheese
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixer bowl,combine all the filling ingredients and blend well.set aside.
• 2 preheat the oven to 300* -- in a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.mix well.
• 3 add the melted butter, eggs, milk and vanilla and mix lightly but thoroughly by hand.
• 4 spoon half of the batter into 2 greased 9" pie pans.
• 5 top with the filling, spreading it out with a spoon.but don't mix it in --
• 6 drop the remaining batter on top of filling, by small spoonfuls, spreading it out gently to cover the filling during baking.
• 7 it will all come together during baking.
• 8 bake for 1 1/2 hours.cut in wedges serve with fresh fruit and crisp bacon.