Baked Vanilla Cheesecake
1 2/3 cup All-purpose flour 1 each Pinch of salt 1/2 cup Butter, cut in small pieces 1 tablespoon Butter; (add to above) 2 tablespoons Sugar 1 each Egg 4 tablespoons Ice water 1 1/2 pound Cream cheese 1/4 cup Oil 1 1/4 cup Sugar 3 each Eggs; separated 1/4 cup Cornstarch 5 each Drops vanilla extract 1/2 cup Milk
Sift flour and salt into a large bowl. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives,cut in butter until evenly distributed and mixture resembles breadcrumbs. With a fork, lightly mix in sugar, egg and enough ice water to make a dough. Press into a ball and wrap in foil or plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 f. On a floured surface, roll out dough to fit a 10-in flan tin with a removable bottom. Place dough in tin without stretching.
FILLING Beat cream cheese, oil, sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch, vanilla and milk in a large bowl until smooth. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into cream cheese mixture. Pour into pastry shell. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Turn off oven. Let cheesecake cool in oven with door open slightly. Remove cooled cheesecake from tin and serve.
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