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Ultimate Strawberry Cheesecake
Ingredients:
1-1/4 cups Graham Cracker crumbs (fine)
1 pound Cottage Cheese -- small curd
16 ounces Softened Cream Cheese
1-1/2 cups Sugar
Eggs
1/2 cup Cornstarch
2 tablespoon Lemon juice
1/2 cup Margarine or butter
1 pint Dairy Sour cream
-----STRAWBERRY GLAZE-----
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
1/4 cup Water
1/3 cup Light Corn Syrup
1/4 cup Crushed Strawberries
1 teaspoon Lemon juice
1 dash Red food coloring(if desired
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 325 deg
F 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,
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