The Bronx Cheesecake
"this is a recipe from a Italian cafe in the Bronx...rec'd this in 1977....give it a try..."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
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1-9 inch cake
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
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Crust
- 1⁄4 cup melted butter
- 1 3⁄4 cups graham wafers, crushed (I use animal cookies)
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Filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 2 cups seived cottage cheese
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 dash salt
- 3 eggs, seperated
- 2⁄3 cup Carnation Evaporated Milk (whole)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2⁄3 cup granulated sugar
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Garnish
- fresh fruit, of choice or serve plain.
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 9 inch spring form pan.
- Melt butter and combine with crumbs, press into the cake pan bottom.
- Filling: Beat cream cheese and cottage cheese, vanilla, salt, egg yolks, milk, flour and lemon juice in a large bowl.
- Beat until smooth.
- Beat egg whites until foamy, and add in the sugar, continue beating until soft peaks form.
- Fold peaked whites into the cheese mixture.
- Spoon into crust and place in oven.
- Bake 60 minutes or until set.
- Remove and let set at room temp until well cooled.
- Cover and chill well.
- Serve with fresh fruit sliced.
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Reviews
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I made this for my last class at school, last Thursday, at my students' request to 'bring a cheesecake'. I'm glad I chose this one. Came together in a snap and was creamy, with that 'melt-in-your-mouth' quality I look for in a cheesecake. Topped with sour cherry preserves and it was perfection.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
andypandy
Canada
Grandmother of two boys, great grandmother of one ...worked in hardware and construction for forty years, read all cookbooks, watch all cook shows on tv. like to cook all types of new recipes.
