Baked Vanilla Cheesecake Recipe

Baked Vanilla Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients

• Serving Size : 8

pastry:

• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup butter, cut in small pieces
• 1 tablespoon butter; (add to above)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 egg
• 4 tablespoons ice water

filling:

• 1 1/2 pounds cream cheese
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 eggs; separated
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 5 drops vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup milk

Method

1. Sift flour and salt into a large bowl.
2. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives,cut in butter until evenly distributed and mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
3. With a fork, lightly mix in sugar, egg and enough ice water to make a dough.
4. Press into a ball and wrap in foil or plastic wrap.
5. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
6. Preheat oven to 350F
7. On a floured surface, roll out dough to fit a 10-in flan tin with a removable bottom.
8. Place dough in tin without stretching.
9. ** FILLING ** Beat cream cheese, oil, sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch, vanilla and milk in a large bowl until smooth.
10. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into cream cheese mixture.
11. Pour into pastry shell.
12. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
13. Turn off oven.
14. Let cheesecake cool in oven with door open slightly.
15. Remove cooled cheesecake from tin and serve.

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