Mattekuchen
Cottage Cheese Filling for Two Yeast Crust Pies

1 ½ cups cottage cheese
2 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons flour
3 eggs, well beaten
½ cup sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup raisins
2 9-inch yeast crust pie shells, unbaked

Preheat oven to 425°. 

Combine all ingredients. Fill two yeast crust pie shells. Bake as you would a Mürbeteig Kuchen or until custard is set and crust is lightly browned. 

Schaefer Kitchen House, East Amana

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This recipe comes from the cookbook Seasons of Plenty: Amana Communal Cooking and was posted with permission of author Emilie Hoppe. Learn more about the book and how to purchase it.