Lemon Cheesecake

90 minutes Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 60 minutes

501 calories per serving view nutrition facts

1 cake suggest servings

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Ingredients

1 1/2	cups	graham cracker crumbs
1/4	cup	butter	melted
1/2	cup	vanilla sugar	(see note)
3	each	egg	separated, large
8	ounces	cream cheese	softened
3	teaspoons	lemon juice	fresh
1	x	lemon zest	finely grated
1/2	cup	raisins, seedless
1/2	cup	heavy whipping cream	whipped *

Directions

* comparable amount of dairy sour cream may be substituted.

Note: Vanilla sugar is made by placing a piece of vanilla bean in a canister of sugar. Let it remain buried in the sugar several days or until it perfumes and flavors the sugar. Also lovely to use over fresh fruit in season.

Combine crumbs, butter and 2 tbsp sugar; press into bottom and sides of greased 8 inch springform pan, reserving about 1/4 cup of mixture for topping.

Beat egg yolks well; gradually, beat in 1/4 cup vanilla sugar, cream cheese, 2 1/2 tbsp lemon juice and lemon rind.

Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry; fold into cream mixture.

Stir in raisins or currants.

Pile mixture into crust.

Bake in preheated 300 F degree oven for 50 minutes or until filling begins to brown on top.

Whip cream, add remaining lemon juice to sour it.

Or use sour cream.

Add remaining vanilla sugar to cream.

Spoon mixture over top; scatter remaining crumbs over that.

Bake 5 to 10 minutes longer.

Chill well until serving time.

Makes one 8 inch cake.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 142g

Amount per Serving

Calories 501 75% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 42.0g	64%
Saturated Fat 25.0g	123%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 254mg	85%
Sodium 377mg	16%
Total Carbohydrate 25.0g	8%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g	4%
Sugars 14.0g
Protein 10.0g	21%

Vitamin A	30%		Vitamin C	4%
Calcium	9%		Iron	12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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