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Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch, divided
- 1 whole egg, separated
- 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla (can use almond)
- 1 pie crust (purchased or home-made)
- 2 cups fruit (sliced plums, peaches, apricots or blackberries, blueberries, or raspberries)
Method
- Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, 2 T of cornstarch, and egg yolk in a medium bowl.
- In a separate medium bowl, mix any combination of the fruit, 2 T sugar, remaining T of cornstarch and the vanilla or almond extract.
- HINT - use any combination of fruits mentioned, or stick to one you love!
- Roll pie dough to about a 13 inch circle.
- Slide on to pizza pan or baking sheet and spread center evenly with cream cheese mixture, leaving a 2 inch border.
- Scatter fruit evenly over cream cheese mixture.
- Fold border of pie dough over the fruit (will leave a circle of fruit uncovered).
- Brush top dough perimeter with egg white & sprinkle with remaining sugar.
- Bake until golden brown and bubbly - about 30 minutes.
- Loosen with a metal spatula and slide on to wire rack to cool slightly.
- Serve warm.
- Prep time shown is for using a purchased pie crust.