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Creamy Lemon Cheesecake
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter or margarine (melted)
2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese (softened)
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
3 eggs
1/4 cup lemon juice
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Combine crumbs, sugar and butter' press firmly
in bottom of 8-inch square baking pan.
In Large mixing bowl, beat cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in
sweetened
condensed milk until smooth. Add eggs and lemon juice; mix well.
Pour into
prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until center is set.
Cool. Chill.
Service with warm lemon sauce.
Lemon Sauce Recipe
1/3 cup sugar
1 Tbsp cornstarch
Dash of salt
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 egg yolk
1 Tbsp butter
Yellow food coloring (if desired)
In heavy saucepan, combine sugar,
cornstarch and salt. Add water,
lemon juice and egg yolk; mix well. Over medium heat, cook and stir
until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat; add butter and
yellow
food coloring. Stir until well blended. Cool slightly. |