Passover Cheesecake

8 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup crushed matzo
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Directions

  1. 1
    Stir together first 3 ingredients. Press mixture into bottom and 1 inch up sides of a lightly greased 9-inch springform pan.
  2. 2
    Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating until blended.
  3. 3
    Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Beat in lemon rind and juice. Pour mixture into prepared crust.
  4. 4
    Bake at 375° for 45 minutes or until set. Remove cheesecake from the oven; cool on wire rack. Cover and chill 8 hours. Gently run a knife around edge of cheesecake, and release sides of pan.

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