This classic New York recipe is famous from Guys & Dolls -- and Grandma Jackie
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baking, cakes, desserts
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS FOR CRUST:
1cupflour
1/4cupgranulated sugar
1teaspoongrated lemon rind
1/4teaspoonvanilla extract
1/2cupsoft butter
1egg yolk
INGREDIENTS FOR FILLING:
5 8ouncepackages of soft cream cheese
1 3/4cupsgranulated sugar
1/2teaspoonvanilla extract
1/2teaspoongrated orange rind
3tablespoonsflour
1/2teaspoongrated lemon rind
5medium eggs
2egg yolks
1/2cupsheavy cream
Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COOKIE CRUST:
Mix flour, sugar, lemon rind, and vanilla.
Cut in butter and egg yolk.
Shape into base. Chill one hour.
Roll out 1/ 3 dough in to a 9 1/2 inch circle. Place on bottom of 9 inch spring form pan. Bake about 10 minutes until golden. Cool.
Grease side of spring form; roll rest of dough into 15 x 4 rectangle. Cut in half. Use to cover sides of pan, patching when necessary.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING:
Increase oven temperature to 500° F
Beat cheese until fluffy. Combine sugar, vanilla, orange rind, flour, salt, and lemon rind. Slowly add to cheese, beating until smooth. Add eggs and yolks one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in cream.
Turn into lined pan.
Bake at 500° F for 12 minutes or until dough is golden.