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                       SPICY CREAM CHEESE PASTRY

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cheese/Eggs                      Desserts

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2       c            All purpose flour
    1/2   ts           Salt
  2       ts           Ground cayenne
  1       c            (2 sticks) unsalted butter,
                       -chilled
  6       oz           Cream cheese, at room
                       -temperature

 In a bowl, combine the flour, salt, and cayenne pepper and stir together.
 Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the butter and cream cheese to
 form a soft dough.  Alternatively, combine the dry ingredients in a food
 processor.  Add the butter and cream cheese and process with short
 pulsesuntil the dough just sicks together. Gather the dough into a ball,
 enclose in plastic wrap or waxed paper, and chill for at leat 30 minutes or
 for up to several hours. Makes top crust for 1 large pot pie, or 3
 individual ones.

 Origin: Cookbook Digest Jan/Feb 1993 Shared by: Sharon Stevens



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