Lindy's-Style Cheesecake

By KDHarmon

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1 C sifted flour
• 1/4 C sugar
• 1 tsp grated lemon peel
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 C butter, softened
• Filling:
• 5-8 ounce packages cream cheese, softened
• 1-3/4 C sugar
• 3 Tbl flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp grated orange peel
• 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
• 5 medium eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/4 C whipping cream

Preparation

Step 1

Crust:
Combine flour, sugar, lemon peel and vanilla in bowl. Make well in center and add yolk and butter. Work with tips of fingers until dough forms ball and cleans sides of bowl. Wrap in wax paper and chill one hour.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Roll a third of the dough between two pieces of floured wax paper to fit bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Trim edges. Bake 8-10 minutes or until barely golden. Cool.

Grease sides of pan and fasten to base. Roll remaining dough into 13 x 4-inch rectangle. Cut in half lengthwise and line sides of pan, patching if necessar4y and press seams together.

Filling:
Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Combine sugar, flour, salt and peels. Stir into cheese mixture until blended and mixture is smooth. Add eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, blending well after each addition. Blend in cream.

Preheat oven to 500 degrees.

Pour cheese filling into crust lined pan and bake at 500 degrees for for 10-12 minutes, then reduce heat to 200 degrees and bake one hour longer. Let cool in draft-free area. Remove sides of pan and chill 12-24 hours before serving.