Cottage cheese cheesecake

12 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 egg -- separated

Directions

: graham cracker pie crust, 9" ½ ts salt

2 TB lemon juice

1 ts vanilla

1 ts almond extract

1 c sugar

⅔ c flour -- sifted

1½ ts lemon peel -- grated

2 c cottage cheese (1 pint )

1 c sour cream ( ½ pint )

: strawberry glaze

1 pt fresh strawberries --

: optional

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Prepare crust; set aside. In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks until light. Blend in salt, lemon juice, vanilla, almond extract, sugar, flour and lemon peel. Put cottage cheese into a large bowl. Add a small amount of egg yolk mix ture.

Beat on high speed until curd is broken and nearly smooth. Add remaining egg yolk mixture and sour cream; beat untill blended. Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Fold into cheese mixture. Pour into crust. Bake 1 hour. Top with Strawberry Glaze, and fresh strawberries if desired. Refrigerate 5 hours before serving.

Recipe By : TAMPA TRIBUNE

From: La Parilla The Mexican Grill By R

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