Polish Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 24 ounces farmer cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 8 ounces sour cream (i use light)
• 1/2 lemon, zest of (optional)
• 10 gingersnaps

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 generously butter a spring form pan.
• 3 grind gingersnaps into fine crumbs and dust the bottom and sides of the pan with the crumbs.
• 4 beat cheese. add sugar. beat until light and feathery.
• 5 add the eggs, one at a time and beat well after each one.
• 6 beat in vanilla and sour cream.
• 7 pour into prepared pan and sprinkle the top with more gingersnap crumbs if desired.
• 8 bake for 1 hour (center should be firm).
• 9 when cake is done, turn off the heat and leave in the oven for 40 minutes with the oven door closed.
• 10 remove and let stand until cool. refrigerate.
• 11 top with fruit if desired. remove sides of pan before serving.