Cranberry Crumb Pie

My mother used to make this for my birthday instead of a cake. Even my brother, who hates all things cranberry, liked this.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 9  inches  unbaked pastry shells
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, Softened
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
• 3  tablespoons light brown sugar
• 2  tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1⁄4 cup  cold butter (or Margarine)
• 1⁄3 cup unsifted flour
• 3⁄4 cup  chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Bake pastry shell for 8 minutes; remove from oven.
3. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
4. In a large mixer bowl beat cheese until fluffy.
5. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
6. Stir in lemon juice.
7. Pour into prepared pastry shell.
8. In a small bowl combine 1 tablespoons sugar & cornstarch; mix well.
9. Stir in cranberry sauce.
10. Spoon evenly over cheese mixture.
11. In a medium mixing bowl cut butter into flour & remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until crumbly.
12. Stir in nuts.
13. Sprinkle evenly over cranberry mixture.
14. Bake 45-50 minutes or until bubbly & golden.
15. Cool.
16. Serve at room temperature.