Baked Vanilla Cheesecake
Ingredients
PASTRY
1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 each pinch of salt
1/2 cup butter, cut in small pieces
1 tbsp butter, (add to above)
2 tbsp sugar
1 each egg
4 tbsp ice water
FILLING
1 1/2 lb cream cheese
1/4 cup oil
1 1/4 cup sugar
3 each eggs, separated
1/4 cup cornstarch
5 each drops vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
Preparation
Sift flour and salt into a large bowl. Using a pastry blender or 2
knives,cut in butter until evenly distributed and mixture resembles
breadcrumbs. With a fork, lightly mix in sugar, egg and enough ice
water to make a dough. Press into a ball and wrap in foil or plastic
wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350f. On a floured surface, roll out dough to fit a
10-in flan tin with a removable bottom. Place dough in tin without
stretching.
** FILLING **
Beat cream cheese, oil, sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch, vanilla and
milk in alarge bowl until smooth. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold
into cream cheese mixture. Pour into pastry shell. Bake 50 to 60
minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Turn off oven. Let cheesecake cool in oven with door open slightly.
Remove cooled cheesecake from tin and serve.
Servings: 8
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