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    Double Lemon Cheesecake


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    List of Ingredients




    Crust:
    1 cup vanilla wafer cookie crumbs
    3 Tbsp. sugar
    3 Tbsp. butter or margarine -- melted

    Filling:
    3 pkg. Cream Cheese (8 oz. each) -- softened
    1 cup sugar
    3 Tbsp. flour
    2 Tbsp. lemon juice
    1 Tbsp. grated lemon peel
    1/2 tsp. vanilla
    3 eggs
    1 egg white
    Topping
    3/4 cup sugar
    2 Tbsp. cornstarch
    1/2 cup water
    1/4 cup lemon juice
    1 egg yolk -- beaten

    Recipe



    Crust
    MIX crumbs, sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 3250F for 10 minutes if using a silver springform pan. (Bake at 3000F for 10 minutes if using a dark nonstick springform pan).

    Filling
    MIX cream cheese, sugar, flour, juice, peel and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add 3 eggs and egg white, mixing on low speed just until blended. Pour over crust.

    BAKE at 3250F for 50 to 55 minutes or until center is almost set if using a silver springform pan. (Bake at 3000F for 50 to 55 minutes or until center is almost set if using a dark nonstick springform pan). Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

    Topping
    MIX sugar and cornstarch in saucepan; gradually stir in water and juice. Bring mixture to low boil on medium heat, stirring constantly until clear and thickened. Stir 2 tablespoons of the hot mixture into egg yolks; return to hot mixture. Cook 1 minute or until thickened, stirring constantly. Cool slightly. Spoon topping over cheesecake; refrigerate. Makes 12 servings

    Great Substitutes: You can substitute 1 jar of prepared lemon curd from a specialty food store for lemon topping.

 

 

 


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