Helen's Cheesecake
- Butter for cake pan
- 6 ounces zwieback cookies, crumbed and mixed with 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1/2 cup melted
- butter
- 7 tablespoons softened butter
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 pounds farmer's cheese
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Grated peel of 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- Butter a 9-inch or 10-inch springform cake pan.
- Set aside 3/4 cup of the crumb dough to sprinkle over the top.
- Press crumb mixture on bottom and up sides of form (as much as will stick).
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Mix butter, egg yolks, sugar together.
- Add cheese, vanilla, grated rind and lemon juice, flour and baking powder.
- Beat 4 egg whites until peaked.
- Fold into cheese mixture and pour on top of dough.
- Add chopped walnuts to reserved crumb mixture and sprinkle mixture over the top.
- Bake for 1 hour or until set.
- Turn off heat, open oven door and let stand for 1 hour or until cooled.
- Remove rim of spring form pan and set cake with its cake bottom on serving plate.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/helens-cheesecake-recipe.html (may not work)