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Cheese Cake-New York Style

Course: Dessert
Servings: 0
Author: McCall's Cooking School

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour sifted
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/4 cup butter softened
  • 5 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 5 eggs plus 2 egg yolks
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease inside of 9-inch spring form pan (3 inches high). Remove side.
  • Make crust: Combine flour, sugar, lemon peel, vanilla. Make well in center; with fork, blend in yolk and butter. Mix with fingertips until smooth.
  • On bottom of pan, form half of dough into ball. Place waxed paper on top; roll pastry to edge of pan. Remove paper. Bake 6-8 minutes, or until golden. Cool. Meanwhile, divide rest of dough into three parts. Cut 6 strips of waxed paper, 3 inches wide.
  • On dampened surface, between paper strips, roll each part 2 1/4 inches wide and 9 inches long. Assemble spring form pan with crust on bottom. Line inside of pan with pastry strips, overlapping ends. Remove waxed paper strips. Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
  • Filling: Blend cream cheese, sugar, flour, lemon juice and vanilla at high speed. Beat in eggs and yolks, one at a time; beat until smooth, occasionally scraping bowl with spatula. Beat in heavy cream. Pour into pan. Bake 10 minutes. Lower oven to 250 degrees.
  • Bake 1 hour longer. Remove to rack to cool for 2 hours. Make glaze (see ingredients below): In small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in remaining ingredients. Over medium heat, bring to boiling, stirring; boil 1 minute, or until thickened and translucent. Cool.
  • Spread surface of cheesecake with glaze; refrigerate until well chilled for 3 hours or overnight. To serve: Loosen pastry from side of pan with spatula. Remove side of spring form pan. Garnish with sliced strawberries, if desired. Cut into wedges.
  • PINEAPPLE GLAZE:
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 4 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 2 (8 1/4 oz) cans crushed pineapple in heavy syrup, undrained
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • Notes:
  • Pineapple glaze is optional.

Notes

Recipe By: McCall's Cooking School
Serving Size: 16