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Cottage Cheese Cheesecake
Ingredients
- graham cracker pie crust 9 inch
- 4 x Large eggs separated
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1 c. sugar
- 2/3 c. flour sifted
- 1 1/2 tsp lemon peel grated
- 2 c. cottage cheese (1 pint)(16 ounce)
- 1 c. lowfat sour cream (1/2 pint ) (8 ounce) strawberry glaze
- 1 pt fresh strawberries optional
Directions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Prepare crust; set aside. In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks till light. Blend in salt, lemon juice, vanilla, almond extract, sugar, flour and lemon peel. Put cottage cheese into a large bowl.
- Add in a small amount of egg yolk mix. Beat on high speed till curd is broken and nearly smooth. Add in remaining egg yolk mix and lowfat sour cream; beatuntil blended. Beat egg whites till stiff, but not dry. Fold into cheese mix. Pour into crust. Bake 1 hour. Top with Strawberry Glaze,and fresh strawberries if you like. Chill 5 hrs before serving.
- Serving Size : 12
- Serving Ideas : Serve with Strawberry Glaze (see recipe).
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