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Baked Vanilla Cheesecake
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 8
Categories:
Cheesecakes
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Desserts
Ingredients:
-----PASTRY----- 1 2/3
cups
All-purpose flour 1/2
cup
Butter,
cut in small pieces
2
tablespoons
Sugar 4
tablespoons
Ice water 1
each
Pinch of salt 1
tablespoon
Butter,
(add to above)
1
each
Egg
-----FILLING----- 1 1/2
pounds
Cream cheese 1 1/4
cups
Sugar 1/4
cup
Cornstarch 1/2
cup
Milk 1/4
cup
Oil 3
each
Eggs,
separated
5
each
Drops vanilla extract
Directions:
Sift flour and salt into a large bowl. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives,cut in butter until evenly distributed and mixture resembles breadcrumbs. With a fork, lightly mix in sugar, egg and enough ice water to make a dough. Press into a ball and wrap in foil or plastic wrap.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350f. On a floured surface, roll out dough to fit a 10-in flan tin with a removable bottom. Place dough in tin without stretching.
** FILLING **
Beat cream cheese, oil, sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch, vanilla and milk in alarge bowl until smooth. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into cream cheese mixture. Pour into pastry shell. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Turn off oven. Let cheesecake cool in oven with door open slightly. Remove cooled cheesecake from tin and serve.
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