Grannie's Cheesecake - Oma's Kã¤sekuchen

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon water or 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages vanilla pudding mix, the boiling kind
• 2 cups milk, separated
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract or 1/4 teaspoon bitter almond extract
• 2 -3 lbs cottage cheese, uncreamed works best,but no ricotta
• 1/4 cup sultanas or 1/4 cup raisins
• 3 egg whites
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 crust: sift flour, baking powder and sugar together on a flat surface.
• 2 make a well in the center.
• 3 add egg yolks, and liquid.
• 4 mix with some of the flour to make a thick paste.
• 5 cut butter into small pieces, put on top of paste, cover with flour and quickly mix into a smooth dough.
• 6 pat about 1/2 of the dough on bottom of 9" spring form pan.
• 7 knead one tbsp flour into the remaining dough.
• 8 attach side of pan to bottom.
• 9 shape dough into a roll and lay on side of pan and work up the side about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2".
• 10 prick dough several times with a fork.
• 11 bake at 400ºf for about 10 minutes or till lightly golden brown.
• 12 filling: place cottage cheese in solid weave straining bag.
• 13 drain overnight or squeeze as much liquid as possible from cheese to make about 3 1/4 to 3 1/2 cup cheese.
• 14 mix the pudding mixes with 1/2 cup milk, set aside.
• 15 bring remaining milk and sugar to boil, stirring constantly.
• 16 remove from heat.
• 17 add pudding/milk mix and bring back to boiling, stirring constantly until thick.
• 18 remove from heat.
• 19 add cheese and extract and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• 20 remove from heat.
• 21 add sultanas.
• 22 beat egg whites into snow, slowly adding sugar beating well after each addition.
• 23 fold egg into cheese mix and turn into crust lined pan.
• 24 smooth out surface.
• 25 brush: mix egg yolk and water.
• 26 gently brush top of cheese mixture.
• 27 bake at 275ºf to 300ºf for 45 to 60 minutes.
• 28 this cake should not rise very much during the baking.
• 29 it seems that it gets too tall reduce the heat.
• 30 to tell if the cake is done, shake the form gently, the center should jiggle just a little.
• 31 remove cake from oven and, unlatch the side and gently remove crust from side.
• 32 leave sides in place and let cake cool completely.