Key Lime Cheesecake
- CRUST
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- FILLING
- 3 8oz. packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons fresh key lime juice
- 1 tablespoon grated key lime peel
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 1 egg, separated
- TOPPING
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1/4 cup fresh key lime juice
- CRUST
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix crumbs, sugar, and butter; press onto bottom of a 9" springform pan.
- Bake 10 minutes.
- FILLING
- Beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, juice, peel, and vanilla at medium speed until well blended. Add 3 eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Beat in remaining egg white, reserving the yolk for the topping.
- Pour over crust and bake 40 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan and cool before removing.
- TOPPING
- Mix sugar and cornstarch in saucepan. Gradually stir in water and juice. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil 1 minute until clear and thickened, stirring constantly.
- Ad small amounts of hot mixture to reserved, slightly beaten egg yolk. Return mixture to sauce and cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Cool slightly; spoon over cheesecake. Refridgerate.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/key-lime-cheesecake-50059660 (may not work)