D'Best Cheesecake

Directions

In small bowl with mixer at low speed, beat butter, 1¼ cup flour, ¼ cup sugar, 1 egg yolk and half of the lemon peel until dough is well mixed.

Refrigerate, covered, for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 400-degrees F.

Press ⅓ of dough into bottom of 10-inch springform pan.

Bake 8 minutes; allow to cool.

Turn oven to 475-degrees F.

In large bowl with mixer at mediom speed, beat cream cheese just until smooth; slowly beat in 1 ¾ cup sugar until smooth.

With mixer at low speed, beat in 3 tablespoons flour and remaining ingredients.

Except sour cream.

At high speed beat 5 minutes.

Press rest of dough around side of springform pan to within 1-inch of top, do not bake now.

Pour cheese mixture into pan; bake 12 minutes.

Turn oven to 300-degrees; bake 35 minutes.

Turn off oven; leave in oven 30 minutes.

Remove; cool in pan on rack.

Chill.

To serve: Remove side of pan.

With ladge spatular, loosen cake from plate.

Spread top of cheesecake with cour cream to garnish.