Red Bean Cheese Pie
A delicious filling made from red beans and cheese comes together in this pie—a treat especially loved by red bean enthusiasts. Perfect for a relaxing afternoon of baking. The recipe yields one 6-inch pie.
Ingredients
low-gluten flour
80 g
butter
35 g
beaten egg
15 g
fine granulated sugar
20 g
cheese filling: cream cheese
100 g
yogurt
15 g
fine granulated sugar
15 g
beaten egg
40 g
cornstarch
5 g
sweet red beans
60 g
Instructions
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Step 1
Soften the butter.
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Step 2
Add 20 g of fine granulated sugar. Add 80 g of flour.
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Step 3
First use your hands to mix and rub together into a crumbly texture.
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Step 4
Add 15 g of beaten egg.
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Step 5
Knead into a dough and let it rest for 20 minutes.
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Step 6
Now let's make the cheese filling. I used strawberry-flavored cream cheese, so the filling is pink; if you use plain it will be white. Either works — choose what you like. Put 100 g of cream cheese, 15 g of fine granulated sugar, and 15 g of yogurt into a large bowl.
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Step 7
Soften the mixture over a warm water bath, which makes it easier to whip smooth.
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Step 8
Whip smooth with a whisk.
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Step 9
Add 40 g of whole beaten egg and beat until evenly combined.
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Step 10
Then add 5 g of cornstarch and beat until combined — this is the cheese batter. Set it aside.
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Step 11
Place the rested dough on a work surface and roll it out into a sheet, slightly larger than your pie pan.
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Step 12
Line the pie pan with the dough, pinch together the excess dough, and knead it back into the pan so you don't waste any dough.
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Step 13
Use a fork to poke holes in the bottom of the crust to prevent it from puffing up during baking.
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Step 14
Spread the sweet red beans over the bottom. Pour in the cheese batter.
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Step 15
You can sprinkle a few more red beans on top for decoration.
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Step 16
Place into a preheated oven on the middle rack and bake at 180°C with both top and bottom heat for 20 minutes, then switch to only the bottom heat and bake for another 10 minutes so the bottom cooks through as well.
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Step 17
Once baked, unmold, cut into pieces, and enjoy.
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Step 18
Finished product photo.
