Cook time: 1 hour 40 min
Ingredients
- 3/4 flour
- 3 Tbs sugar
- 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
- 6 Tbs butter
- 1 slightly beaten egg yolk
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- 3 8oz packages of cream cheese (softened at room temp)
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp grated lemon peel
- 1 C sugar
- 2 Tbs flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 C milk
Directions
- Crust: combine the first 3 ingredients
- Cut in the butter until crumbly
- Add egg yolk and vanilla and mix well
- Pat 1/3 of the dough on the bottom of an 8inch spring-form pan (sides removed)
- Bake at 400 for 7 min (or until golden)
- Butter the sides of the pan, and attached to bottom when cool
- Pat remaining dough on the sides of the pan 1 3/4 inch up the sides
- Filling: beat cream cheese until creamy
- Add vanilla and lemon peel
- In a separate bowl, mix sugar, flour, and salt
- Gradually blend dry ingredients into the cheese
- Add egg yolk and eggs, and beat until blended
- Gently stir in milk
- Pour into pan, and bake at 400 for 10 min.
- Then reduce heat to 250 and continue to bake for 1 1/2 hours