D'Best Cheesecake

Name: D'Best Cheesecake
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter; 1 1/4 cup flour, all-purpose; 3 tablespoons flour, all-purpose; 2 cup sugar divided; 1 each egg yolks; 2 each lemon zest grated fresh; 5 package cream cheese 8 ounces each; 5 large eggs; 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 tablespoon orange zest grated, fresh; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup sour cream for garnish

12 ingredients

19 steps

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter
1 1/4 cup flour, all-purpose
3 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
2 cup sugar divided
1 each egg yolks
2 each lemon zest grated fresh
5 package cream cheese 8 ounces each
5 large eggs
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon orange zest grated, fresh
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream for garnish

Directions

1

In small bowl with mixer at low speed, beat butter, 1 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 egg yolk and half of the lemon peel until dough is well mixed.
2

Refrigerate, covered, for 1 hour.
3

Preheat oven to 400-degrees F.
4

Press 13 of dough into bottom of 10-inch springform pan.
5

Bake 8 minutes; allow to cool.
6

Turn oven to 475-degrees F.
7

In large bowl with mixer at mediom speed, beat cream cheese just until smooth; slowly beat in 1 3/4 cup sugar until smooth.
8

With mixer at low speed, beat in 3 tablespoons flour and remaining ingredients.
9

Except sour cream.
10

At high speed beat 5 minutes.
11

Press rest of dough around side of springform pan to within 1-inch of top, do not bake now.
12

Pour cheese mixture into pan; bake 12 minutes.
13

Turn oven to 300-degrees; bake 35 minutes.
14

Turn off oven; leave in oven 30 minutes.
15

Remove; cool in pan on rack.
16

Chill.
17

To serve: Remove side of pan.
18

With ladge spatular, loosen cake from plate.
19

Spread top of cheesecake with cour cream to garnish.