Recipe - Andys Italian Cheesecake

2 cup Sugar
6 lg Eggs
1 pound Ricotta Cheese
1 pound Cream Cheese
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Separate eggs and beat whites stiff.

In a large bowl, thoroughly mix all ingredients except the egg whites. Fold
in the egg whites until just completely mixed.

Butter and lightly flour a 9" spring pan. Pour in the entire mixture.

Bake at 325 degrees F. for 1 hour do not open oven door. Without opening
oven door, turn off oven and let remain in oven for an additional hour.
Remove from oven; the cheesecake should be lightly browned and should have
several cracks in the center. The center will also be slightly lower than
the edges. If you do choose to use a glaze, you will see that this
cheesecake forms its own rim. If your oven runs hot or cold, change the
temperature by + or 25 degrees rather than changing the cooking and idle
time.

Insert knife around sides of pan to insure easy removal of spring pan
sides. Remove the spring pan sides and place cheesecake and bottom of
spring pan on a plate to catch the liquid which will exude during the 3
hours the cheesecake is in the refrigerator. The longer the better in this
case. Do not cover.

This recipe takes about 5 One half hours from start to eating. (Much of it free
time for other tasks). But it is definitely worth the effort. Enjoy!

REG shared by Martha Sheppard, Orlando, FL, USA
mailto:marthahs@worldnet.att.net

Recipe by: Son Andy

Posted to BakeryShoppe Digest by Becky Kivak bkivak@bellsouth.net on
Apriday,, l 11, 1998