Moms Best Ever Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh lemon peel
• 5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 5 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh lemon peel

Recipe

• 1 for crust:.
• 2 in small bowl with mixer at low speed, combine butter, flour ,sugar, egg yolk and lemon peel. shape into ball, refrigerate 1 hour.
• 3 preheat oven to 400 degrees. press 1/3 of dough into bottom of 9 or 10 inch spring form pan. bake for 8 minutes, remove from oven. turn oven up to 475 degrees.
• 4 for filling:.
• 5 in large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer just until smooth, gradually beat in sugar. with mixer on low add flour and then remaining ingredients. increase power to medium and beat for 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
• 6 take remaining dough and press up sides of springform pan within 1 inch of top, do not bake. pour cream cheese mixture into pan and bake at 475 degrees for 12 minutes.
• 7 turn oven down to 300 degrees and bake for 35 more minutes.
• 8 turn oven off and leave cheesecake in oven for 30 more minutes.
• 9 remove from oven, cool in pan on wire rack.
• 10 refrigerate, loosen sides of springform pan with knife or spatula before removing cake from pan.