Ingredients
1
1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs (from nine 4 3/4- by 2 1/4-inch crackers)
5
tbsp unsalted butter, melted
1/2
cup plus 2 tbsp sugar
1
lb whole-milk cottage cheese
1/4
tsp freshly grated nutmeg
Directions
1.
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch glass pie plate.
2.
Stir together crumbs, butter, 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt with a rubber spatula until combined well. Press crumbs evenly onto bottom and side of pie plate. Chill crust 10 minutes.
3.
Stir together remaining ingredients (including 1/2 cup sugar), then pour into crust. Bake until filling is puffed, pale golden, and lightly set, about 1 hour.
4.
Cool to warm on a rack, about 30 minutes.
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