A wonderful, light, baked cheese cake. A family favourite!
Steps
1
Prepare Cheese
Ingredients
3 lbs ricotta cheese
Squeeze and strain ricotta cheese through double thickness of cheesecloth until very dry, about one hour.
2
Prepare Pan
Ingredients
6 Graham Crackers
Meanwhile butter and coat (bottom and sides) 9” or 10” spring form cake pan with crushed graham cracker crumbs (put cookies in a plastic bag and crush with something heavy).
3
Cheese Mixture
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup sugar
grated peel of one lemon
1/2 cup flour
8 egg yolks at room temperature
In a large bowl mix cheese, sugar, lemon peel and flour. Slowly add egg yolks, one at a time until incorporated.
4
Egg whites
Ingredients
8 egg whites at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
In a clean bowl beat egg whites with the sugar till stiff, add vanilla. Gently fold into cheese mixture with spatula or wooden spoon. Turn into the prepared pan.
5
Bake
Bake in preheated oven at 425°F for 10 minutes, then at 350°F for 1 hour. Turn heat off and leave cake in the oven to cool for another hour.
