Lindy's #2 Cheesecake
posted by Cynthia Bowan on Send in the Clones. This recipe is from a man who used to work at Lindy's....
List of Ingredients
Crust:
1 stick butter, melted
about 60 vanilla
wafers, crushed
Filling:
4 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 lbs. cream
cheese
1 Tbsp. vanilla
Toppping: 1 can cherry or blueberry pie filling
Recipe
Combine butter and crumbs and pat on bottom of 10-inch springform pan.
Beat egg yolks and sugar. Add cream cheese and blend well. Add vanilla. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold gently into cheese mixture. This bears repeating.
FOLD GENTLY.
Pour mixture into pan and bake 1 hour at 345. Top will crack.
Remove from oven and spoon on pie fillling. Bake another 15 minutes. Cool 1 hour.
Remove sides of pan and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
Note: from Cynthia -- I would chill much longer...