Best Ever Cheesecake

Name: Best Ever Cheesecake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter; 567 grams cream cheese; 1 egg yolk; 2 eggs; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps heavy whipping cream; 1 teaspoons lemon zest; 0 teaspoons salt; 0 teaspoons vanilla extract; 148 milliliters white sugar

Best Ever Cheesecake is a vegetarian recipe with 8 servings. One portion of this dish contains approximately 6g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 446 calories. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. A mixture of vanillan extract, lemon zest, egg yolk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).

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Oven

Combine 1 cup of the flour, 1/4 cup of the sugar and 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel.

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Lemon Peel

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Cut in the butter or margarine until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the beaten egg yolk and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. Pat 1/3 of the dough into the bottom of one 9 inch springform pan with the sides removed.

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Butter

Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Dough

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Springform Pan

Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 6 minutes.

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Oven

Let cool then butter sides of pan and attach to bottom. Pat the remaining dough evenly on the sides to a height of 2 inches.

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Butter

Dough

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Frying Pan

To Make Filling: Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degree C). Stir cream cheese to soften, then beat until fluffy add 1/8 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel.

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Cream Cheese

Lemon Peel

Vanilla

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Oven

Mix 1 1/2 tablespoons flour, 1/8 teaspoon salt and the remaining sugar together. Gradually blend this mixture into the cream cheese mixture.

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Cream Cheese

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

Add the eggs and the egg yolk one at a time, beating well after each one. Gently stir in the heavy cream.

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Heavy Cream

Egg Yolk

Egg

Pour batter into the prepared crust.

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Crust

Bake at 500 degrees F (260 degrees C) for 5 to 8 minutes or until top edge of crust is golden. Reduce heat to 200 degrees F (100 degrees C) and continue baking for 1 hour.

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Crust

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Oven

Remove cake from oven and cool in pan for at least 3 hours.

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Oven

Frying Pan

Remove sides of pan to serve.

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Frying Pan