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Mary, here are two recipes I have found on the internet, however, have not tried either.
First recipe found at:
http://www.neosoft.com/recipes/desserts-cheesecake/polish.html
Polish Cheesecake
2-1/2 cups flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup margarine 2 eggs, beaten 1/4 cup milk 1 can (21 ounces) pineapple pie filling, drained
2 pounds cottage cheese 1 cup sour cream 3 eggs, beaten 3 tbsp. melted butter 1/2 pound cream cheese 1 cup sugar 3 tbsp. cornstarch 1 tsp. vanilla or almond extract
Mix flour, baking powder, sugar and margarine. Work as for pie dough. Then add beaten eggs and milk. Pat in pan which has been greased on bottom and sides. Cover dough with pineapple pie filling.
Beat cottage cheese, sour cream, eggs, butter, cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch and vanilla well. Pour over dough. Bake at 350 Degrees F. for about one hour. Test with knife in center to see if done.
Use 9 x 13 inch pan or 11 x 17 inch pan depending on how high you want the cake.
Recipe of Joyce Ramiska
The following recipe was at;
http://foodwine.com/destinations/poland/semikbabci.html
Poland Grandmother's Cheese Cake (Sernik Babci)
Dough:
1-1/4 cups flour 3/4 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 cup butter or margarine 1 egg 3 Tbsp. sour cream 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
Filling:
6 eggs 2 cups confectioners' sugar 1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 lb. farmers cheese or ricotta 2/3 cup melted butter 1-1/2 cups mashed potatoes (not seasoned)- save the ones from the night before. 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 cup grated orange or lemon peel
For dough, combine the flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl. Cut in the butter with a fork.
Beat egg into the sour cream. Stir into the flour mixture then stir in the sugar. Knead the dough until well mixed and smooth.
Roll dough on a floured surface into a rectangle. Line a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan with the dough and bring dough part the way up sides.
For the filling, separate 1 egg and reserve the whites, beat remaining yolk and whole eggs with the sugar for 5 minutes at high speed of an electric mixer. Add the vanilla, beat at high until the mixture is soft.
Press cheese through a sieve, blend cheese with butter, add the potatoes, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Stir in orange peel. Fold into the egg mixture. Turn into prepared crust in pan.
Bake at 350 Degrees F. for about 45-55 minutes or until set. Cool well before cutting.
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