Jennies New York Cheesecake

By MissiAnn

This cake made an appearance at many a celebration at home and many catered events!

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tblsp sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 tsp lemon rind
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tblsp ice water
• Filling:
• 5 8 oz packages cream cheese
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tblsp flour
• 5 whole eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1 tsp vanilla

Details

Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 120mins

Preparation

Step 1

Mix the ingredients for the crust as you would a pie crust. Then you roll out a round that will fit into the bottom of a large springform, then roll out a long stipe that you need to put along the sides. Gently pat them together
Filling:
Cream the cheese, sugar salt and flour. Add the eggs and yyolks one at a time. Cream well. Add the cream and vanilla at the last.
Bake:
425* for 15 minutes
225* for 1 hour, till it is set
Now turn of the oven, crack the door and let the cheesecake cool in the oven.
Topping:
Sometimes mom would put a sweetened sour cream on the top of the cooked cake and cook it for 15 minutes and then cool as directed. Them add fruit if desired.