Alsatian cheese tart

Yield: 10 Servings MM

Ingredients:

4 c Cake flour
5/8 c Sugar
2 1/2 Skicks sweet butter
1 Whole egg ds Fresh lemon juice pn Fresh vanilla bean seeds OR
2 dr To 3 drops vanilla extract MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
16 oz Fromage blanc OR -Farmer's cheese OR -Ricotta cheese
3/4 c Heavy cream
4 lg Eggs separated
2 tb Kirsch
3/4 c To 1 cup sugar
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1 ts Vanilla extract

Instructions:

Grated rind of 1/2 lemon DOUGH: Mix all ingredients well without overworking dough. Allow dough to rest 30 minutes before use. Preheat oven to 375F. Roll out dough on floured surface and line the bottom and sides of a 9-inch to 10-inch tart/pie pan with the dough. Beat fromage blanc and cream together in a bowl; add egg yolks sugar cinnamon vanilla kirsch and lemon rind. Mix thoroughly until very smooth. Beat egg whites until stiff and gently fold into the batter. Pour the batter into the pastry-lined pan. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until slightly puffed and very brown. Cool tart completely then chill for several hours before cutting. Per serving (10): 625 calories 9 g protein 35 g fat 70 g carbohydrate 231 mg cholesterol 306 mg sodium