Canadian Nova Scotian Cranberry Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1 egg yolk, slightly beaten
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, soft
• 3/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup egg (4 or 5)
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 lb cranberries
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 crust: combine the flour, sugar and grated lemon peel. add 1 beaten egg yolk and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. mix well. pat 1/3 of dough in a 9 inch springform pan. only the bottom. bake 8 minutes at 400°f or until golden. butter sides of springform pan; attach to bottom. pat remaining dough on sides of pan to about 1 3/4 inch.
• 2 filling: beat cream cheese, add lemon and vanilla. mix sugar, flour and salt. blend into cheese. add eggs and yolks, one at a time, beating just enough to blend. gently stir in cream. turn into crust in pan. bake 12 minutes at 450 f., then 55 minutes at 300°f.
• 3 remove from oven. cool 1/2 hour. loosen sides of cheesecake from pan with spatula. cool 1/2 hour more. remove sides of pan. cool 2 hours longer.
• 4 topping: blend cornstarch with 1/2 cup water. add cranberries, 1 cup sugar and 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon. bring to boil and cook, stirring, until cranberries burst and mixture thickens. top with cranberry topping on cooled cheesecake.
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