Ingredients
- 8 size
- 5 eggs
- 2 lemons
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 cup sugar divided
- 1 cup sour cream for (garnish)
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon orange peel
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 5 packages cream cheese
In small bowl with mixer at low speed, beat butter, 1 1/4 c flour, 1/4 c 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. Press 1/3 of dough into bottom of 10-inch springform pan. Bake 8 minutes; allow to cool. Turn oven to 475-degrees. In large bowl with mixer at mediom speed, beat cream cheese just until smooth; slowly beat in 1 3/4 c sugar until smooth.
With mixer at low speed, beat in 3 T 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...
