Roz's Cheescake

[cheripie]

Roz's Cheescake

Crust

8 oz crushed graham crackers

3 Tbl Sugar

3 Tbl melted butter

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Filling

3Tbl Flour

Pinch salt

1 Cup sugar

3Tbl sugar

18 oz. cream cheese

6 eggs separated

1 1/2 cups sour cream

1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Crust

Combine ingredients and set aside 1/4 cup. Use rest to cover bottom and 2 inches up sides of buttered 9 inch springform pan.

Filling

All ingredients should be at room temp.

Sift flour, salt, 1 cup sugar.

In an electric mixer, beat cream cheese unil no lumps. Add sugar, flour mixture until creamy.

In another bowl, whip egg yolks.

Mix yolks with cream cheese mixture.

Add sour cream and vanilla.

Make french meringue with egg whites (beat with 3 Tbl sugar until stiff).

Fold merigue into cheese mixture.

Pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle top with reserved crumbs.

Bake for 1 hour at 300 degrees.

Turn off heat, open door 1 inch and cool in oven for 1 hour.

Remove from pan when completely cool.

Keywords: Dessert, Intermediate, Cheese, Cake

( RG1962 )