French Cheesecake

Total Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• shortbread (prepared from another recipe)
• 1 lb cream cheese
• 1/2 lb french cheese (soft double creme)
• 1/3 cup sugar, granulated
• 1 tablespoon unbleached flour
• 4 large eggs, separated
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese and the double creme, then add the sugar and flour and beat until thoroughly blended.
• 3 stir in the egg yolks, sour cream, heavy cream and vanilla.
• 4 beat the egg whites until they are frothy, then gradually add the confectioners' sugar and beat until the whites form stiff peaks.
• 5 fold the whites into the cheese mixture.
• 6 pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 45 minutes, or until the center is firm.
• 7 cool to room temperature, then chill before serving.