Baked Vanilla Cheesecake
By: Anonymous
Published: Monday, December 28, 2009 - 12:33am

Ingredients




1 2/3 cups Flour, all purpose
1 pch Salt
1/2 cup Butter, cut in small pieces
1 tablespoon Butter, (add to above)
2 tablespoons Sugar
1 Egg
4 tablespoons Water, ice
1 1/2 pounds Cheese, cream
1/4 cup Oil
1 1/4 cups Sugar
3 Eggs, separated
1/4 cup Cornstarch
5 dsh Vanilla
1/2 cup Milk

Preparation

1 ** PASTRY SHELL: Sift flour and salt into a large bowl. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until evenly distributed and mixture resembles breadcrumbs. With a fork, lightly mix in sugar, egg and enough ice water to make a dough. Press into a ball and wrap in foil or plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 F. On a floured surface, roll out dough to fit a 10-in flan tin with a removable bottom. 2 Place dough in tin without stretching. 3 ** FILLING: Beat cream cheese, oil, sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch, vanilla and milk in a large bowl until smooth. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into cream cheese mixture. Pour into pastry shell. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Turn off oven. Let cheesecake cool in oven with door open slightly. Remove cooled cheesecake from tin and serve.