Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- ¾ cup cold butter, cubed
- 2 egg yolks
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Filling:
- 5 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ cup half-and-half cream
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon grated lemon peel
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup crushed strawberries
- 1 cup crushed blueberries
- Fresh mixed berries, optional
“Taste of Home” recipe submitted by Connie LaFond of Troy, New York
16 Servings
Prep:
40 min.
Bake:
1¼ hours + chilling
Recipe:
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and lemon peel. Cut in butter until crumbly. Whisk egg yolks and vanilla; add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball.
- Press onto bottom and 3 in. up sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
- For filling, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in cream, flour, lemon peel, salt and vanilla. Add eggs and yolk; beat on low speed just until combined.
- Divide batter in half. Fold crushed strawberries and crushed blueberries into half of the batter. Pour into crust. Top with remaining batter. Return pan to baking sheet.
- Bake at 400° for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 300° bake 60-70 minutes longer or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan.
- Garnish with fresh mixed berries and currants, if desired.
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