No-Bake Cheese Cake

By keteal

Ingredients

• See directions.

Preparation

Step 1

1. Mix together 2 envelopes Knox Unflavored Gelatine, 1 cup sugar, and 1/4 tsp salt in top of a double boiler.

2. Beat together 2 egg yolks and 1 cup milk; add to gelatine mixture. Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly until gelatine is dissolved and mixture thickens, about 10 minutes.

3. Remove from heat; add 1 tsp grated lemon rind; cool.

4. Stir in 3 cups creamed cottage cheese (24 oz), sieved, 1 Tbsp lemon juice, and 1 tsp vanilla. Chill, stirring occasionally until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon.

5. While mixture is chilling, make crumb topping as follows:

Mix 2 Tbsp melted butter, 1 Tbsp sugar, 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp nutmeg; set aside.

6. Fold 2 egg whites, stiffly beaten, and 1 cup heavy cream, whipped, into chilled gelatine mixture.

7. Turn into 8" spring form pan and sprinkle with crumb mixture. Chill until firm.
(If desired, 8" or 9" square or 9"x5" loaf pan may be used. Line with waxed paper and press crumb mixture in bottom of pan. Turn in gelatine mixture. Chill until firm. Unmold.)

For family size 5-6 servings - Use 1/2 gelatine recipe but full amount of crumb mixture in an 8" layer pan or 9" pie plate.