Italian Cheesecake

"Moist, light, and probably too many calories... This cheesecake was an Italian cheesecake. I downloaded about 6 recipes, read a bit, then used mostly Rachael Ray's recipe; Martha Stewart, and La Travola's directions; and a few twists of my own. I had never made any kind of cheesecake before, so I had no clue what I was doing... I need to write down this recipe before I forget! I had heard that Italian cheesecakes were dry; this was not, it was moist, light, sweet, and slightly citrus flavor, but subtle. Time includes rest times."
 
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Ready In:
5hrs
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
1 cheesecake
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Butter and flour a 9" spring form pan.
  • Finely zest lemon and orange (I use a micro planer) and set aside.
  • Juice lemon and orange and set aside. (I used a lemon/orange a friend brought back from Florida -- if you have one, use it!).
  • In a large bowl, combine ricotta and zest and whisk until smooth.
  • Sift in sugar and flour and mix.
  • Add cream and vanilla and mix.
  • Whisk in eggs one at a time.
  • Pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake at 325°F for 1 1/2 - 2 hours, or until knife comes out clean.
  • Turn off oven, open door and let rest in oven for 30 minutes.
  • Remove spring form and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  • I brought mine up to room temperature before serving.

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I live in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with my husband and our cat, Lizzie Borden. We had a wonderful dog, and now have 3 more cats to keep us company.
 
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