Strawberry Rhubarb Ribboned Cheesecake
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup cold Land O Lakes Butter, cut into chunks
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled, chopped*
- 2 stalks (1 cup) fresh rhubarb, sliced into 1/4-inch pieces**
- 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
- 3 Land O Lakes Eggs
- Heat oven to 400F.
- Combine flour and 1/4 cup sugar in bowl.
- Cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; stir in milk until moistened.
- Press crust mixture onto bottom and 1 inch up sides of 9- or 10-inch springform pan.
- Bake 15 minutes; remove from oven.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Reduce oven temperature to 325F.
- Combine 1/3 cup sugar, water and cornstarch in 2-quart saucepan.
- Stir in strawberries and rhubarb.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 5-7 minutes or until mixture comes to a full boil.
- Continue cooking, stirring constantly, 2-3 minutes or until thickened; remove from heat.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Place cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and lemon zest in bowl; beat at medium speed until well mixed.
- Continue beating, adding 1 egg at a time and scraping bowl often, until just mixed.
- Spoon half of cheesecake mixture over cooled crust.
- Spoon half of filling over cheesecake mixture; swirl with knife.
- Top with remaining cheesecake mixture.
- Spoon remaining filling over cheesecake; swirl with knife.
- Bake 60-75 minutes or until center is just set.
- (If browning too quickly, loosely cover with aluminum foil.)
- Turn off oven; open oven door 4 inches.
- Let cheesecake stand in oven 30 minutes; remove from oven.
- Loosen sides of cheesecake from pan by running knife around inside of pan.
- Cool in pan 2 hours.
- Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
- Remove sides of pan.
- Store refrigerated.
- *Substitute frozen strawberries, thawed, well-drained.
- **Substitute frozen rhubarb, thawed, well-drained.
flour, sugar, cold, milk, sugar, water, cornstarch, fresh strawberries, stalks, cream cheese, sugar, freshly grated lemon zest, o lakes eggs
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/3468/strawberry-rhubarb-ribboned-cheesecake (may not work)