Beautiful Moment Pie

Step 1: The Beautiful Crust

COMBINE in mixer, then ROLL OUT
1.5 cups flour
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons shortening
cold water to form consistency
BAKE 350 degrees for 10 minutes

Step 2: The Beautiful Foundation

COMBINE in mixer
1 package of cream cheese
1/3 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
SPREAD over partially baked pie crust

Step 3: The Beautiful Fruit

STIR then HEAT in saucepan
3 cups frozen  or fresh raspberries
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
KEEP NEAR STOVE in saucepan

Step 4: The Beautiful Custard

STIR and HEAT until melted (don’t stop stirring)
1 cup sugar
4 teaspoons flour
2 teaspoons cornstarch
lemon juice to taste
may add a bit of water, maybe 1/4 cup if needed
allow this to thicken some

ADD
3 cups milk
4 egg yolks
4 tablespoons butter
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

ADD The Beautiful Raspberries to this saucepan and STIR

Step 4: The Beautiful Pie

Pour creamy raspberry custard into pie crust
BAKE at 350 degrees for 15 minutes

Pie will seem liquidy; that’s alright.
REFRIGERATE pie over night.

Step 5: The Beautiful Moment

TOP each slice with whip cream and a sprinkling of cocoa powder. (You could also sprinkle a little cinnamon with the cocoa powder.)
This is ESSENTIAL.  It’s part of the plan.

Beautiful moments take attention. I sadly did not get a picture of this pie before my family ate it up.