Daisy Brand Cheesecake
Prep Time:
90 Minutes
Total Time:
6 Hours
Serves:
12
Ingredients
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1 cup graham cracker crumbs
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1 cup sugar
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5 tablespoons unsalted butter
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2/3 cup Daisy Brand 4% Cottage Cheese
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3 tablespoons Daisy Brand Sour Cream
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2 large egg yolks
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3 large whole eggs
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18 ounces cream cheese
buy 3 packages
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1 pinch salt
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2 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 300°F. Grease a 10" spring-form pan with butter, shortening or cooking spray. Crust: Blend graham crackers and 1/2 tablespoon sugar by crumbling in a zip-tight bag until finely crushed. Add melted butter to the graham crackers. Press mixture into the bottom of the spring-form pan. Filling: Warm all ingredients to room temperature by removing the cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream and eggs from the refrigerator 1 hour before mixing. Place cottage cheese in a blender on the lowest speed just until smooth (try not to over-blend). Soften two 8-ounce packages + 1/4 cup (18 oz) of cream cheese with mixer on medium-low speed for 30 seconds, taking care not to incorporate too much air. Add 3/4 cup + 3 tablespoons sugar and a pinch of salt and mix for 30 seconds. Gradually add egg yolks then whole eggs one at a time to the cream cheese mixture, scraping down the sides of the bowl three times during addition to prevent lumps. Stir in cottage cheese, sour cream and vanilla extract. Pour filling over prepared crust. Bake for approximately 50 minutes or until the center remains slightly loose, but the sides have fully set up. Cool to room temperature, then cover and place in the refrigerator to cool completely before removing from pan.