Londonderry Cheesecake Recipe

Londonderry Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients

• Serving Size : 12
• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• sugar
• grated lemon peel
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 4 egg yolks
• vanilla extract
• 4 (8 oz) pkgs cream cheese
• 1 cup very sharp cheddar cheese finely shredded
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup beer
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel

Method

1. Early in the day: 1.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, 6 tablespoons sugar, and 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel.
3. With pastry blender or two knives used scissor fashion, cut in butter or margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
4. With a fork, stir in 2 egg yolks and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla to form a very stiff dough.
5. Chill 30 minutes.
6. Preheat oven to 425 degrees, F
7. Press one third of the chilled dough evenly into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
8. Bake 8 – 10 minutes until golden brown.
9. Cool.
10. Press rest of dough around sides of pan to within 1 inch of top.
11. Do not bake.
12. In a large bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat cream cheese until smooth’ gradually add Cheddar cheese, beating until well blended – about 5 minutes.
13. Occasionally scrape bowl with rubber spatula.
14. At medium speed, gradually beat in 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, 1 3/4 cups sugar, 2 egg yolks, and remaining ingredients until blended.
15. Beat 5 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl.
16. Pour mixture into crust.
17. Bake 10 minutes.
18. Turn oven control to 300F and bake 1 hour and 15 minutes longer or until top is firm when lightly pressed with a finger.
19. Cool in pan on wire rack.
20. Cake will sink in center, leaving cracks around crust.
21. With spatula, loosen pan side and remove.
22. Loosen cake from pan bottom; slide onto plate; chill.
23. Makes about 12 servings.

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