New York Cheesecake

 

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.

* Editors note -This is the real deal N.Y. cheese cake rich and flavorful. A cheese cake lovers dream.