Cheesecake ( tuscan )

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 pounds Ricotta cheese
8 Eggs
2 cups Sugar
1 cup Milk
2 Oranges, grated zest only
2 Lemons, grated zest only
2⅔ ounce Grand mariner
1 tablespoon Clarified butter
¼ cup Plain bread crumbs

Directions

TIME DOES NOT INCLUDE COOLING AND REFRIGERATION.

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.

2. Beat ricotta cheese with blender until smooth. Add eggs, sugar, and milk. Blend until well-mixed and smooth. Add orange and lemon zest and Grand Mariner. Mix well.

3.Grease one cheesecake pan with butter and coat lightly with bread crumbs. Fill pan ¾ of the way with cheesecake mixture. Set pan in a larger pan filled half full with water and bake 1-¼ hours.

4.Turn oven off, leaving the cake within. Let stand for one hour.

Remove, let cool, and refrigerate. This moist, light, and fluffy cheesecake is truly ''la dolce vita''.

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