" Real New York Style" Cheesecake Supreme

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 slightly beaten egg yolk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened (3 low-fat, and 2 regular)
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 -5 eggs (enough to make a cup)
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 make crust:.
• 2 combine first three ingredients. cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. add egg yolk and vanilla. blend thoroughly. pat 1/3 of the dough on bottom of 9-inch springform pan (sides removed).
• 3 bake in hot oven, 400°f, about 8 minutes or until golden; cool. butter sides of pan, attach to bottom, and pat remaining dough on sides to height of 1 3/4 inches.
• 4 turn oven up to 450°f place a 9x13 inch pan of hot water in bottom of oven, this helps to keep the custard creamy.
• 5 make filling:.
• 6 beat softened cream cheese until creamy. add vanilla. mix next 4 ingredients,(note: important to put lemon peel in flour to coat it), gradually blend in cheese.
• 7 add eggs and egg yolks one at a time, beating after each just to blend. gently stir in whipping cream. turn into crust-lined pan.
• 8 bake at 450°f for 12 minutes; reduce heat to 300f and continue baking for 1 hour. may need a little time longer because of water. (note: if cheesecake is getting too brown cover top with foil with hole torn out of the center so that middle of cheesecake continues baking).
• 9 remove from oven; cool. loosen sides with spatula after 1/2 hour. remove sides at end of 1 hour. this cheesecake is at it's best if refrigerated overnight.