Wednesday, September 30, 2009

New York Style Cheese Cake

(This picture is actually from the last time I made it)
Crust:

1 cup flour
½ cup sugar
1 tsp grated lemon

Mix ingredients, then make a whole in the center and mix in:
1 stick softened and sliced butter
1 egg yolk
¼ tsp vanilla

Chill dough for 1 hour. Butter a 9 in spring form pan and press 1/3 crust dough into the bottom of the pan. Cook at 400 degrees for 10 min. Wait for the crust to cool completely. Butter the sides of the pan and use the remaining dough to makes sides. Fill the crust with the filling and finish cooking.

Filling:
(Preheat oven 475 degrees)
5- 8 oz cream cheese packages
1 ¾ cup sugar
3 tbs flour
5 eggs + 2 egg yolk
2 tsp lemon rind ( I don't always use this in the filling)
½ tsp vanilla
¼ cup heavy cream

Beat the first 3 ingredients in a bowl, then beat in 1 egg at a time. Mix in remaining ingredients. Pour into pan and bake 10 min @ 475 then turn down to 225 degrees for 90 min. turn off oven do not open door leave cheesecake in for 1 more hour, then open the door but leave in for 30 min. refrigerate until cold.

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