Lindy's famous cheesecake

8 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupAll-purpose flour
¼cupSugar
1teaspoonLemon peel, grated
40ouncesCream Cheese
cupSugar
3tablespoonsFlour
teaspoonLemon peel, grated
teaspoonOrange peel, grated
½teaspoonVanilla extract
1eachEgg yolk
¼cupButter, softened
¼teaspoonVanilla extract
5eachesEggs
2eachesEgg yolks
¼cupHeavy cream

Directions

*CRUST*

*FILLING*

*CRUST*

Combine the flour, sugar, lemon peel and vanilla in a medium bowl.

Make a well in the center. Add the egg yolk and butter. Use your finger tips to mix until a dough forms and cleans the sides of the bowl. Form the dough into a ball. Wrap in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 1 hour or more.

Preheat oven to 400 degF.

Grease the sides and bottom of a 9" springform pan. Roll ⅓ of the dough on the bottom of the springform pan. Trim the edge of the dough to fit the pan. Bake until golden (8-10 minutes). Divide the rest of the dough into 3 parts. Roll each part into a strip 2½" wide and about 10" long. Put the springform pan together with the baked crust on the bottom. Fit the 3 dough strips to the side of the pan, joining the ends inside to completely line the inside of the pan. Trim the dough so that it only comes ¾ of the way up the side of the pan.

Refrigerate the dough lined pan until you are ready to fill it.

Increase the oven temperture to 500 degF.

*FILLING*

Use the large bowl of an electric mixer to combine the cheese, sugar, flour, lemon and orange peels and vanilla extract. Beat at high speed just until blended. Beat the eggs and egg yolks in one at a time. Add the cream. Beat until just well combined. Pour the mixture into the springform pan.

Bake 10 minutes at 500 degF.

Reduce oven temperture to 250 degF.

Bake 1 hour longer.

Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 3 hours. Loosen the pastry from the side of the pan with a spatula. Remove the side of the springform pan. Cut into wedges. Serve.

Posted by: Joel Ehrlich Formatted for MealMaster: Grant Ames, 01/95 Submitted By GRANT AMES On 01-27-95