Lemon Cheesecake Streusel Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 prepared unbaked single-crust sweet pastry pie shell (recipe posted separately)
• 5 eggs
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 lemon filling:.
• 2 in heatproof bowl, whisk together eggs, egg yolks, sugar and lemon juice. set over sauce pan of simmering water; cook, constantly stirring, until thick enough to mound on spoon, 15 to 20 minutes.
• 3 strain through fine, sieve into bowl; stir in butter. place plastic wrap directly on surface, refrigerate until cold, about one hour.
• 4 line prepared single pie shell with foil; fill with pie weights or dried beans. bake in bottom third of 375 f oven for 15 minutes. remove weights and foil; prick base all over with fork. bake for 10 to 12 minutes or just until pastry starts turning golden. let cool on rack.
• 5 streusel topping:.
• 6 in bowl, combine flour with sugar; drizzle with butter, stirring until crumbly. set aside.
• 7 cheesecake:.
• 8 in bowl, beat cream cheese with sugar until fluffy. beat in egg and vanilla. spread into pie shell. spread filling over top. sprinkle with streusel.
• 9 bake in bottom 1/3 of 350°f oven for about 45 minutes or until puffed and streusel is golden. let cool on rack.