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My mother's recipe - Cheesecake


My mother taught me how to cook when I was about 6. This cheesecake recipe is from her.

<Servings: 8-inch pan>

Preparation:

Grease the 9-inch baking pan.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Ingredients:

<Crust>

4 tbsp melted unsalted butter

A pinch of salt

<Filling>

1 lb cream cheese

1 cup whole-fat yogurt

3/4 cup cane sugar

3 large eggs

1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

2 tsp finely grated lemon zest

1/4 tsp salt.

Instructions:

1. Prepare crust. Pulse 12 graham crackers in a good processor (or crash them in a zipped bag with a rolling pin until fine crumbs).

2. Add 4 tbsp melted unsalted butter and a pinch of salt. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom of the pan.

3. Prepare cheese filling. Mix 1 lb cream cheese and 1 cup whole-fat yogurt in a large bowl. Gradually add 3/4 cup cane sugar and 3 eggs and beat until fluffy.

4. Add 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice, 2 tsp finely grated lemon zest, and 1/4 tsp salt.

5. Pour the filling into the pan and bake for 1 hour 30 minutes.

Posted on July 7th, 2019

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