Strawberry Glazed Cheesecake
Source of Recipe
Old Fashioned Kitchen
List of Ingredients
1 cup all purpose flour, sifted
1-3/4 cups sugar
1-3/4 tsp. lemon rind, grated
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1-1/4 lbs. cream cheese, softened
3/4 tsp. orange rind, grated
1-1/2 Tbs. all purpose flour, sifted
3 eggs, room temperature
2 Tbs. heavy cream
5 cups fresh strawberries, washed and hulled
1/4 cup cold water
1/8 tsp. salt
1-1/2 Tbs. cornstarch
1 tsp. unsalted butter, softened
Recipe
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix 1 cup flour, 1/4 cup
sugar, 1 tsp. lemon rind and half the vanilla in a bowl.
Add 1 egg yolk and 1/2 cup butter. Use your hands to
mix until blended. Pat or spread onto bottom and sides
of a 10 inch pie pan. Bake about 10 minutes or until
lightly browned. Set aside. Reduce oven temperature
to 250 degrees. Beat cream cheese in a bowl with an
electric mixer until soft. Add 3/4 cup sugar, 3/4 tsp.
lemon rind, orange rind and 1-1/2 Tbs. flour-mix. Add
eggs and 1 remaining egg yolk one at a time, beating
after each addition until just incorporated. Beat cream
and remaining vanilla. Pour into crust and bake about 1
hour until edges are firm and center jiggles slightly.Cool.
Puree 1 cup strawberries in a blender. Press through a
strainer. Combine strawberry purée, 3/4 cup sugar, cold
water, salt and cornstarch in a saucepan. Bring to a boil,
stirring constantly. Boil 2 minutes, still stirring. Remove
from heat and stir in 1 tsp. butter. Cool slightly. Arrange
whole berries over top of cheesecake. Serve glaze over
cheesecake. Serves 12 people.
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