Pineapple Dessert Squares
by Karen Mussoline
Email:kmussoline@icloud.com

URL Source: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Pineapple-Dessert-Squares
Source: Taste of Home
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Food Group: Cheese
Serves: 15

Ingredients

Crust
6 tablespoon(s) butter, softened
5 tablespoon(s) sugar
1-1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
1 large egg
2 - 3 tablespoon(s) milk
Filling
20 ounce unsweetened crushed pineapple
16 ounce cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup(s) sugar
2 tablespoon(s) all-purpose flour
5 large eggs, separated
2 tablespoon(s) lemon juice
2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
whole milk
ground cinnamon

 

In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar. Combine flour and baking powder; add to butter mixture. Add egg; mix until well blended and crumbly. Add milk and blend until dough forms a soft ball.

Pat dough onto bottom and 1-1/2 in. up sides of a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.

Place pineapple in a sieve over a 4-cup glass measure; press with the back of a spoon to squeeze dry. Spread pineapple evenly over bottom crust, reserving juice in glass measure; set aside.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and flour. Add the egg yolks, lemon juice and vanilla; mix well. Add enough milk to reserved pineapple juice to measure 2-1/2 cups.

Stir milk mixture into cream cheese mixture until well combined. In a large bowl, beat egg whites on high until stiff.

Fold filling mixture into egg whites. Gently pour into crust. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake at 325° for 55 minutes or until filling is set. Cool completely on wire rack.

Chill until serving. Yield: 12-15 servings.

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