Ingredients
Crust: 5 tbs melted butter
40 vanilla wafers or 8 graham crackers, crushed (about 1 1/2 cups
1/4 cup sugar
Filling:
24 oz cream cheese
1 1/3 cups sugar, divided
1/3 cup flour
4 eggs, separated
l tbs finely grated lemon peel
3/4 cup lemon juice (about 4 lemons)
Preparation
Preheat oven to 325 F. Prepare crust, add all ingredients, stir well and press into a 10-inch springform pan
Combine cheese and 1 cup sugar, beat until fluffy about 5 min. Add flour, egg yolks, lemon rind and juice. Beat until smooth. Beat eggs whites to soft peaks, add remaining sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter and pour into pan. Bake 55 minutes. Chill 4 hours
