Mom Davis's Cheesecake
Source of Recipe
Mom Davis
Recipe Introduction
This is the cheesecake without the sauce topping. Use red and green cherries for a festive look at Christmas.
List of Ingredients
- 30 Paulin's graham crackers, rolled fine
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tblsp sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
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- 1 lb cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 eggs, separated
- juice and rind of 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 cup of glazed cherries, cut in quarters
Instructions
- To the crumbs, add salt, sugar and butter.
- Blend as for pastry, and put 2/3 of the mixture in an 8 X 8 buttered pan, patting down firmly.
- Combine cream cheese with sugar and blend well.
- Add the salt, beaten egg yolks and lemon juice and blend well.
- Add the quartered cherries and lemon rind and mix together.
- Fold in the beaten egg whites.
- Pour onto the crust and sprinkle remaining graham cracker mixture on the top.
- Bake at 350F for 40 minutes.
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