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    Golden Pear Cheesecake


    Source of Recipe


    Kaz Langridge

    List of Ingredients




    1 cn (16 oz.) Bartlett pear Halves
    1 pk (6 oz.) zwieback
    1/2 c Soft butter or margarine
    1/8 ts Nutmeg
    3/4 c Sugar -- divided
    1 Envelope unflavored gelatin
    3 Eggs -- separated
    2 pk (8 oz. each) cream cheese Softened
    1 tb Lemon juice
    1 t Vanilla
    Grated peel of 1 lemon
    1 c Heavy cream -- lightly Whipped
    3/4 c Apricot preserves

    Recipe



    Drain pears, reserving syrup and cut into quarters. Chill.

    Crush zwieback into fine crumbs and blend with butter or margarine, nutmeg and 1/4 cup sugar. press onto bottom and 2 inches up sides of 9 inch springform pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool.

    Soften gelatin in 1/2 pear syrup. In saucepan blend egg yolks, remaining sugar and pear syrup, plus additional water if necessary to measure 1/2 cup. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened, about 10 minutes. Stir in gelatin until disso Beat until well blended. Fold in whipped cream, then stiffly beaten egg whites.

    Pour into zwieback crust and chill until set. Remove sides from springform pan. Arrange canned pear quarters on top of cake. Heat and strain apricot preserves. Cool to lukewarm. Drizzle over pears on top of cheesecake. Chill well. Makes 8-10 servings.

 

 

 

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