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Baked Vanilla Cheesecake Recipe


   
Recipe Categories: Cheesecakes
Average Rating: (8 votes)
Yield: 8 Servings
 
Ingredients
  PASTRY:  
  1 2/3  c All-purpose flour  
  1  ea Pinch of salt  
  1/2  c Butter, cut in small pieces  
  1  tb Butter; (add to above)  
  2  tb Sugar  
  1  ea Egg  
  4  tb Ice water  
  FILLING:  
  1 1/2  lb Cream cheese  
  1/4  c Oil  
  1 1/4  c Sugar  
  3  ea Eggs; separated  
  1/4  c Cornstarch  
  5  ea Drops vanilla extract  
  1/2  c Milk  
 
Instructions
 
  1. Sift flour and salt into a large bowl. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until evenly distributed and mixture resembles breadcrumbs. With a fork, lightly mix in sugar, egg and enough ice water to make a dough. Press into a ball and wrap in foil or plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

 
  2. Preheat oven to 350F. On a floured surface, roll out dough to fit a 10-in flan tin with a removable bottom. Place dough in tin without stretching.

 
  3. FILLING: Beat cream cheese, oil, sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch, vanilla and milk in a large bowl until smooth. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into cream cheese mixture. Pour into pastry shell. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Turn off oven. Let cheesecake cool in oven with door open slightly. Remove cooled cheesecake from tin and serve.

 
   


 



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