Lindy's Cheesecake

By Addie

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup butter
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• Filling:
• 2 1/2 pounds cream cheese (5 8-ounce blocks)
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange rind
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup heavy cream

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from chron.com

Preparation

Step 1

To make the crust:
Combine flour, sugar, lemon rind and vanilla, make a well in center and add egg yolk and butter. Worth together quickly with hands until well blended. Wrap in waxed paper and chill thoroughly in refrigerator for about one hour.
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To make the filling:
Combine cheese, sugar, flour, grated orange and lemon rind and vanilla. Add eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, stirring lightly after each addition. Stir in cream.
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To assemble the cheesecake:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roll out ¹/8-inch thick and place over oiled bottom of a 9-inch spring form cake pan. Trim off the dough by running a rolling pin over sharp edge. Bake 20 minutes or until light gold. Cool. Butter sides of cake form and place over base. Roll remaining dough ¹/8 inch thick and cut to fit the sides of the oiled band. Fill form with cheese mixture. Increase oven temperature to 550 degrees and bake 12 to 15 minutes.

Reduce temperature to 200 degrees and continue baking for one hour. Cool before cutting.