Recipe: The Ultimate Cheesecake with Cookie Crust and Pineapple Glaze (McCall's, 1975)
Desserts - CheesecakesTHE ULTIMATE CHEESECAKE
"One of New York s most famous restaurants was Lindy's; it was jammed night after night with Broadway's brightest stars, but the main was its famous cheesecake. Though Lindy's is gone now, you can still enjoy what many think is the greatest cheesecake ever made. Serve it glazed with pineapple, unglazed, or with sour cream spread thick and smooth on top. With only a few minor changes, our recipe is just like the one used at Lindy's. You'll find the same crisp cookie crust and the daringly rich cream cheese filling, touched with just a hint of lemon."
FOR THE CRUST:
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour (sift before measuring)
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup butter or regular margarine, softened
FOR THE FILLING:
5 pkg (8-oz each) cream cheese, softened
1 3/4 cups sugar
3 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 eggs, plus 2 egg yolks
1/4 cup heavy (whipping) cream
FOR THE PINEAPPLE GLAZE:
2 tablespoons sugar
4 teaspoons cornstarch
2 cans (8 1/4-oz each) crushed pineapple in heavy syrup, undrained
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 drops yellow food color
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease inside of 9-inch springform pan (3 inches high). Remove side.
TO MAKE THE CRUST:
In medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, lemon peel, vanilla. Make well in center; with fork, blend in yolk and butter. Mix with fingertips until smooth.
On bottom of pan, form half of dough into ball. Place waxed paper on top; roll pastry to edge of pan. Remove paper.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes, or until golden. Cool.
Meanwhile, divide rest of dough into three parts. Cut six strips of waxed paper, 3 inches wide.
On dampened surface, between paper strips, roll each part 2 1/4 inches wide and 9 inches long. Assemble springform pan with crust on bottom. Line inside of pan with pastry strips, overlapping ends. Remove waxed-paper strips.
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
TO MAKE THE FILLING:
In large mixer bowl, blend cheese, sugar, flour, peels and vanilla at high speed. Beat in eggs and yolks, one at a time; beat until smooth, occasionally scraping bowl with spatula. Beat in cream. Pour into pan.
Bake 10 minutes. Lower oven to 250 degrees F. Bake crust 1 hour longer. Remove to rack to cool - 2 hours.
TO MAKE THE GLAZE:
In small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in remaining ingredients for the glaze. Over medium heat, bring to boiling, stirring; boil 1 minute, or until thickened and translucent. Cool.
Spread surface of cheesecake with glaze; refrigerate until well chilled - 3 hours or overnight.
TO SERVE:
Loosen pastry from side of pan with spatula. Remove side of springform pan. Garnish with sliced strawberries, if desired. Cut into wedges.
Serves 16
From: Recipelink.com
Source: McCall's Bake-It Book, 1975
"One of New York s most famous restaurants was Lindy's; it was jammed night after night with Broadway's brightest stars, but the main was its famous cheesecake. Though Lindy's is gone now, you can still enjoy what many think is the greatest cheesecake ever made. Serve it glazed with pineapple, unglazed, or with sour cream spread thick and smooth on top. With only a few minor changes, our recipe is just like the one used at Lindy's. You'll find the same crisp cookie crust and the daringly rich cream cheese filling, touched with just a hint of lemon."
FOR THE CRUST:
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour (sift before measuring)
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup butter or regular margarine, softened
FOR THE FILLING:
5 pkg (8-oz each) cream cheese, softened
1 3/4 cups sugar
3 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 eggs, plus 2 egg yolks
1/4 cup heavy (whipping) cream
FOR THE PINEAPPLE GLAZE:
2 tablespoons sugar
4 teaspoons cornstarch
2 cans (8 1/4-oz each) crushed pineapple in heavy syrup, undrained
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 drops yellow food color
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease inside of 9-inch springform pan (3 inches high). Remove side.
TO MAKE THE CRUST:
In medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, lemon peel, vanilla. Make well in center; with fork, blend in yolk and butter. Mix with fingertips until smooth.
On bottom of pan, form half of dough into ball. Place waxed paper on top; roll pastry to edge of pan. Remove paper.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes, or until golden. Cool.
Meanwhile, divide rest of dough into three parts. Cut six strips of waxed paper, 3 inches wide.
On dampened surface, between paper strips, roll each part 2 1/4 inches wide and 9 inches long. Assemble springform pan with crust on bottom. Line inside of pan with pastry strips, overlapping ends. Remove waxed-paper strips.
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
TO MAKE THE FILLING:
In large mixer bowl, blend cheese, sugar, flour, peels and vanilla at high speed. Beat in eggs and yolks, one at a time; beat until smooth, occasionally scraping bowl with spatula. Beat in cream. Pour into pan.
Bake 10 minutes. Lower oven to 250 degrees F. Bake crust 1 hour longer. Remove to rack to cool - 2 hours.
TO MAKE THE GLAZE:
In small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in remaining ingredients for the glaze. Over medium heat, bring to boiling, stirring; boil 1 minute, or until thickened and translucent. Cool.
Spread surface of cheesecake with glaze; refrigerate until well chilled - 3 hours or overnight.
TO SERVE:
Loosen pastry from side of pan with spatula. Remove side of springform pan. Garnish with sliced strawberries, if desired. Cut into wedges.
Serves 16
From: Recipelink.com
Source: McCall's Bake-It Book, 1975
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