This is another old recipe of my late mother's. To the best of my memory, it is from the 1950s or 60s.
Pastry Shells:
1 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 small pkg. (3-oz.) cream cheese
1/2 cup solid shortening
2 tbs. water
Sift together the flour and the salt. Beat cheese (room temperature) and shortening until smooth; blend into flour mixture until crumbly. Add water as needed to moisten; press particles together into a flat patty. Chill. Roll on lightly floured board to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut and fit into pans of desired size. Prick bottom of crust with fork. Bake in a hot (400 degrees) oven until done and lightly browned, 6 to 15 minutes depending on size of the pans you use. Cool on wire rack.
Cheese Filling:
1 pkg. (8-oz.) cream cheese
1 tbs. orange or lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tbs. milk
1 tsp. preserves of your choice
Combine the filling ingredients until well blended. Fill pastry shell/shells 2/3 full with cheese filling. Chill until set.
To Top Off:
Commercial peach, apricot, plum, raspberry, strawberry, or pineapple preserves
Just before serving, remove pastries from refrigerator and top with preserves of your choice.
1 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 small pkg. (3-oz.) cream cheese
1/2 cup solid shortening
2 tbs. water
Sift together the flour and the salt. Beat cheese (room temperature) and shortening until smooth; blend into flour mixture until crumbly. Add water as needed to moisten; press particles together into a flat patty. Chill. Roll on lightly floured board to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut and fit into pans of desired size. Prick bottom of crust with fork. Bake in a hot (400 degrees) oven until done and lightly browned, 6 to 15 minutes depending on size of the pans you use. Cool on wire rack.
Cheese Filling:
1 pkg. (8-oz.) cream cheese
1 tbs. orange or lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tbs. milk
1 tsp. preserves of your choice
Combine the filling ingredients until well blended. Fill pastry shell/shells 2/3 full with cheese filling. Chill until set.
To Top Off:
Commercial peach, apricot, plum, raspberry, strawberry, or pineapple preserves
Just before serving, remove pastries from refrigerator and top with preserves of your choice.
File photo for reference only - not this exact recipe.
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