Polly-O Cooking with Cheese Recipe Book/1977

Cheese Cake
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INGREDIENTS:
1 container (3 pounds) Ricotta 2 cups sugar 8 egg yolks
1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour 1 tespoon vanilla 8 egg whites
1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped graham cracker crumbs



1 Preheat oven to 425 F. Beat drained ricotta until smooth; gradually add 1-1/2 cup sugar and egg yolks, beating after each addition. Beat in flour, lemon rind and vanilla. Beat egg whites with remaining sugar until stiff, combine with whipped cream and fold into ricotta mixture. Turn into a 12-inch spring form pan which has been well-buttered and sprinkled with graham cracker crumbs. Bake 10 minutes, lower oven temperature to 350 F. and bake 1 hour. Turn off heat and allow to cool in oven with door closed.
2 VARIATIONS: Add raisins, chopped citron or chopped maraschino cherries to batter.
3 Top cheese cake with crushed sugared strawberries.
4 Cover bottom of crumbed pan with crushed pineapple, applesauce, or sliced apples before adding batter to pan.
5 Pie crust pastry may be used instead of cracker crumbs to line pan.

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