Easy Chilled Lemon Cheesecake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 ounces digestive biscuits
• 4 ounces low-fat margarine
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 8 ounces cottage cheese, sieved
• 4 ounces caster sugar
• 3 eggs, separated
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 ounce gelatin
• 4 tablespoons hot water
• 2 large lemons

Recipe

• 1 crush digestive biscuits (sweet wholemeal biscuits), place in a bowl and stir in the melted margarine and cinnamon.
• 2 mix together well.
• 3 press firmly into a greased 8" flan form.
• 4 for the filling: put the cottage cheese into a pyrex bowl and beat in 2oz sugar, then the egg yolks one at a time.
• 5 stir in the milk, then place bowl over pan of simmering water. cook 5-7 mins stirring constantly. leave to cool.
• 6 dissolve gelatin in hot water.
• 7 pour into cottage cheese mix with the juice and grated rind of two lemons.
• 8 cool until syrupy.
• 9 whisk egg until stiff, gradually adding remainder of sugar.
• 10 fold into cheese mixture.
• 11 pour into crumb base.
• 12 chill until set.
• 13 enjoy!