FAMILY CIRCLE’S BEST CHEESECAKE

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Family Circle’s Great Desserts, pg. 112

Ingredients

  • 1 C. graham-cracker crumbs (from a 13 ½ ounce package)
  • 1 T. sugar (for crust)
  • ½ tea. Ground cinnamon
  • 1 T. butter or margarine, melted (for crust)
  • 5 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese
  • 1 3/4 C. sugar (for cake)
  • 3 T. flour
  • 1 ½ tea. Grated orange rind
  • 5 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/4 C. milk
  • Orange Glaze (recipe follows)
  • ●Combine graham-cracker crumbs, 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl; blend in the melted butter or margarine.
  • ●Press firmly over bottom of a lightly greased 9-inch spring-form pan. Chill briefly before filling.
  • ●Let cream cheese soften in a large bowl; blend in sugar, flour and orange rind.
  • ●Beat with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  • ●Add eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each; stir in milk; pour into crumb crust.
  • ●Bake in hot oven (475 degrees) 10 minutes; lower temperature to 200 degrees and bake 1 hour longer let cake remain in oven until cool (1 hour).
  • ●Remove from oven; cool completely on a wire rack; loosen around edge with a knife; release spring and remove side of pan.
  • ●Top with Orange Glaze.
  • ORANGE GLAZE
  • ●Drain the syrup from an 11-ounce jar mandarin oranges; reserve ½ cup syrup.
  • ●Combine 2 teaspoons cornstarch and 1 teaspoon sugar in a small saucepan.
  • ●Slowly stir in reserved syrup; cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat, until mixture thickens and bubbles 1 minute; cool.
  • ●Dip the orange slices in the glaze before placing them on the cake.

Preparation

Step 1

●Serve when cooled.