Classic Cheesecake with Pastry Crust

Name: Classic Cheesecake with Pastry Crust
Prep time: 4 h 25 min
Cook time: 4 h 25 min
Total time: 4 h 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 680 grams pkg. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened; 4 eggs, divided; 237 milliliters flour; 2 Tbsps flour; 2 teaspoons lemon juice, divided; 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest, divided; 2 Tbsps milk; 79 milliliters sugar; 177 milliliters sugar

This recipe makes 12 servings with 374 calories, 7g of protein, and 26g of fat each. If 78 cents per serving falls in your budget, Classic Cheesecake with Pastry Crust might be a super vegetarian recipe to try. Head to the store and pick up butter, lemon zest, lemon juice, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 4 hours and 25 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F if using a silver 9-inch springform pan (or to 325F if using a dark nonstick 9-inch springform pan). Beat butter and 1/3 cup sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Blend in 1 of the eggs, 1/2 tsp. of the lemon peel and 1 tsp. of the lemon juice.

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Add 1 cup flour; mix well. Reserve 3/4 cup of the dough; cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Press remaining dough firmly onto bottom of springform pan.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Bake 10 minutes; cool. Press reserved dough 2 inches up side of pan. Increase oven temperature to 450F (or to 425F if using a dark nonstick pan).

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Beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, 2 Tbsp. flour, remaining 1 tsp. lemon peel and remaining 1 tsp. lemon juice in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.

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Cream Cheese

Lemon Juice

Lemon Peel

All Purpose Flour

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Add remaining 3 eggs, 1 at a time, mixing just until blended after each addition. Blend in milk; pour into crust.

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Crust

Egg

Milk

Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250F (or to 225F for a dark nonstick pan); continue baking 40 minutes. Run small knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate several hours or overnight. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

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