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Ultimate Strawberry Cheesecake

Cuisine: American
Type: Cheese, Eggs, Fruit
Courses: Dessert
Serves: 12 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/4 cups 182g / 6.4ozGraham cracker crumbs (fine)
1 lb 454g / 16ozCottage cheese, small curd
16 oz 454gSoftened cream cheese
1 1/2 cups 297g / 10ozSugar
4   Eggs
1/2 cup 31g / 1.1ozCornstarch
2 tablespoons 30mlLemon juice
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozMargarine or butter
1   Dairy sour cream
  Strawberry Glaze
1 tablespoon 15mlCornstarch
1/4 cup 59mlWater
1/3 cup 109g / 3.8ozLight corn syrup
1/4 cup 36g / 1.3ozCrushed strawberries
1 teaspoon 5mlLemon juice
1   Red food coloring (if desired)

Recipe Instructions

Grease 9" Springform pan; sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs, tilting pan to coat the sides. Into a large bowl, mash cottage cheese through sieve; add cream cheese. Beat on high setting with electric mixer until well blended. Beat in sugar, then 2 eggs.

Reduce speed to slow. Beat in cornstarch, lemon juice and vanilla, then margarine or butter and sour cream until smooth. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake in 325F oven for 70 minutes or until firm around the edge. Turn oven off. Let cake stand in oven for 2 hours. Take out and chill. Remove side of pan. If desired, cover with Strawberry glaze. Freezes well.

STRAWBERRY GLAZE Mix cornstarch, water and light corn syrup until smooth. Add strawberries. Bring to a boil for 1 minute. Strain. Stir in lemon juice and, if desired, a drop of red food coloring. Cool slightly, then cover top with glaze.

Source:
Judith Sutton

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