4(8oz) packages cream cheese, softened
1 1/3 cups sugar
3 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Finely grated zest of 1 orange
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
5 large eggs
2 large egg yolks (save whites for later)
˝ teaspoon vanilla
Crumb crust recipe
1 ˝ cups (5oz) finely ground graham crackers
or cookies ,such as vanilla wafers.
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt.
Stir together crust ingredients and press onto
bottom and 1 inch up sides of buttered 24-centimeter spring form
pan. Fill right away or chill up to 2 hours.
Make crumb crust as directed in recipe.
Preheat oven to 550 F.
Beat together cream cheese, sugar, flour and
zests with a electric mixer until smooth. Add and yolks, 1 at a
time, then vanilla, beating on low speed until each ingredient is
incorporated and scraping down bowl between additions.
In a separate bowl beat egg whites until
stiff. Fold into cream cheese mixture.
Put spring form pan with crust in shallow
baking pan. Pour in 2 cups water.
Pour filling into crust and bake in pan in
middle of oven 12 minutes, or until puffed. Reduce temperature to
200 F and continue baking until cake is mostly firm (center will
still be slightly wobbly when pan is shaken) about 1 hour more.
Run knife around top edge of cake to loosen
and cool completely in spring pan on a rack. Chill cake, covered, at
least 6 hours. Remove side of pan and transfer cake to plate Bring
to room temperature before serving.
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Editors note -This is the real deal N.Y. cheese cake rich
and flavorful. A cheese cake lovers dream.