Polly-O Cooking with Cheese Recipe Book/1977

Easy Cheese Cake
Servings Preparation Time Cooking Time Calories % from Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
8 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A


INGREDIENTS:
2 egg yolks 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
1 cup sugar 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 container (2 pounds) Ricotta
3 tablespoons lemon juice 2 egg whites, beaten stiff 1 cup heavy cream, whipped
strawberries for garnish crumb crust



1 Beat together egg yolks and milk in top do double boiler. Stir in gelatin, sugar and salt. Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, until gelatin dissolves and mixture starts to thicken, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool. Add to ricotta with lemon juice and blend well. Chill, stirring occasionally, until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from spoon. Combine egg whites with whipped cream and fold into chilled mixture. Line an 8-inch spring form pan with crumb crust and pour mixture into pan. Chill several hours or overnight. Serve garnished with strawberries.
2 CRUMB CRUST: Mix 1/2 cup fine zwieback or graham cracker crumbs, 1 tablespoon sugar and 2 tablespoon butter, melted. Press firmly in bottom of 8-inch spring form pan.

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