Cream cheese pie crust recipe

Cream Cheese Pie Crust. Half cream cheese, half butter, all delicious goodness. Stays flaky and tastes so much better than using all shortening or butter!

Cream Cheese Pastry

This was a big weekend in New York City. It was Halloween, which is always a production (I skipped it). It was the weekend of the New York City Marathon. And most importantly (to me anyway), it was…

The magic combo of cream cheese and butter makes this pie crust extra forgiving, so it won't get overworked and is way easier to roll out! 🥧🙌 Check out...

"Love this pie crust. I have tried other types but always turns out tough. This was so easy and flaky. So happy I can now do pies with pride," said...

Immerse yourself in the layers of our Cream Cheese Pie, a dessert that combines the charm of a golden and crumbly graham cracker crust with the luxurious silkiness of a cream cheese filling. With each bite you'll experience a medley of textures and flavors. The crust offering a crunch while the cream cheese filling delicately melts on your palate enhanced by the sweet allure of vanilla. Topped with a velvety sour cream topping that adds a contrast, to the layers below this pie is more than…

The recipe calls for cream cheese and butter which creates a tender and flaky crust. This is my go-to recipe for pie crust. It bakes beautifully and doesn’t become soggy. It can be used for any kind of pie and also works well for a...

This Cream Cheese Crust proves I point I often like to make– there’s no great secret to making good pastry dough. This recipe because it’s so forgiving.

Homemade Cream Cheese Pie Crust

Pecan Cream Pie Recipe - a delicious twist on a classic dish! Flaky pie crust filled with cream cheese, brown sugar, maple syrup, whipped cream and pecans. Effortless to make and even easier to eat! Whether for a holiday gathering or a special treat, this pie is sure to impress.

For a novice baker, this is the most forgiving dough to work with. The cream cheese allows this pastry some elasticity but still produces tender and flaky results. From the book "Mad Hungry," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books).

Easy is the name of the game here. We want pie, after all, not tears of frustration. Cream cheese is our secret weapon. It helps make a crust that holds together and stays tender no matter the amount of manhandling we put it through. The ingredients and proportions of a cream cheese crust are pretty standard. It’s equal parts cream cheese and unsalted butter, mixed with flour and bound together with a little vinegar and cold water. (You won’t taste the vinegar in the finished pie.

Cream cheese pastry works well with just about any filling from sweet to savory.

This sweet cheese pastry recipe is the most amazing cheese pastry to make at home. The first time I had this pastry was at a famous bakery in NY. Now, you can make this tasty treat at home. I use my cream cheese pastry recipe for the pie crust. It's so flaky, light and delicious. Perfect sweet treats to go with a cup of Greek coffee!

If you’ve been around here for very long, you likely already know that we love cream cheese. From dips to desserts (and obviously on our morning bagel),

Our sensational all-butter, tender, flaky pie dough, enhanced with grated cheddar cheese that melts and bubbles as the pie bakes…

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