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Cheesecake ( Lindy's New York Style ) Recipe

 


1 c ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
1/4 c SUGAR
1 ts LEMON PEEL, grated
1/2 ts VANILLA
1 EGG YOLK
1/4 c BUTTER, softened
Combine flour, sugar, lemon
-peel and vanilla. Make well
-in
Center. Blend in yolk and
-butter. Mix with fingers
-until
Smooth. Pat half of dough
-onto pan bottom. Bake 6-8
-minutes
At 400-degrees. Pat rest of
-dough 2 inches up pan
-sides.
Increase heat to 450-degrees
-and place a pan of water in
Bottom of the oven.
FILLING
40 oz CREAM CHEESE, unwrapped and
-softened in
Microwave 2-1/2 minutes on
-high.
1 3/4 c SUGAR
1/4 c CORNSTARCH
2 ts LEMON PEEL
1 1/2 ts ORANGE PEEL, grated
1/4 ts VANILLA
5 EGGS, shelled and warmed in
-microwave 30
Seconds on high (same for
-egg yolks)
2 EGG YOLKS
1/3 c HEAVY CREAM

** CRUST