Ellen’s Cheesecake
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Why I Love This Recipe
One of Carl Malamud’s favorite birthday cakes.
Ingredients You'll Need
Crust Ingredients (for 9” or 10” spring-form pan):
1 pkg zweiback
2 T butter
2 T sugar
Filling Ingredients:
1 lb. pot cheese (if cottage cheese, drain a bit)
1 C yogurt
3 to 4 eggs
2/3 C sugar
Vanilla, lemon peel, etc.
Directions
Directions: Crust
Roll the zwieback into crumbs
Cream together butter and 2 tablespoons of sugar
Add butter-sugar to zwieback crumbs
Blend thoroughly
Put into a 9” or 10” spring-form pan and press down evenly on the bottom.
Directions: Filling
Put in blender (or through sieve, then beat) eggs, yogurt and sugar, until blended (consistency of thin custard).
Pour into crust-lined pan.
Bake at 325 degrees for 1/2 to 1 hour.
It should be set half-way in from the center.
Let sit at least 1/2 hour.