Recipe: Baked Vanilla Cheesecake

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.