THE ULTIMATE CHEESECAKE (Lindy's
NYC)
 
CRUST:

1 c. sifted all-purpose flour (sift before measuring)
1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. grated lemon peel
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 egg yolk
1/4 c. butter or regular butter, softened

FILLING:

5 pkg. (8 oz. size) cream cheese, softened
1 3/4 c. sugar
3 tbsp. flour
2 tsp. grated lemon peel
1 1/2 tsp. grated orange peel
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
5 eggs plus 2 egg yolks
1/4 c. heavy cream

PINEAPPLE GLAZE:

2 tbsp. sugar
4 tsp. cornstarch
2 cans (8 1/4 oz. size) crushed pineapple in heavy syrup, undrained
2 tbsp. lemon juice
2 drops yellow food color

Or top with blueberry strawberry cherry pie filling instead of glaze.

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease inside of 9 inch springform pan (3 inches high). Remove side. Make crust. In medium bowl combine flour, sugar, lemon peel and vanilla. Make well in center; with fork, blend in yolk and butter. Mix with fingertips until smooth.

2. On bottom of pan form half of dough into ball. Place waxed paper on top; roll pastry to edge of pan. Remove paper. Bake 6-8 minutes or until golden. Cool. Meanwhile, divide rest of dough into 3 parts. Cut 6 strips of waxed paper, 3 inches wide.

3. On dampened surface, between waxed paper strips, roll each part 2 1/4 inches wide and 9 inches long. Assemble springform pan with crust on bottom. Line inside of pan with pastry strips, overlapping ends. Remove waxed paper strips. Preheat oven to 500 degrees.

4. Filling: In large mixer bowl, blend cheese, sugar, flour, peels and vanilla at high speed. Beat in eggs and yolks, one at a time; beat until smooth, occasionally scraping bowl with spatula. Beat in cream. Pour into pan. Bake 10 minutes. Lower oven to 250 degrees.

5. BAke 1 hour longer. Remove to rack to cool, 2 hours. Make glaze: In small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in remaining ingredients. Over medium heat, bring to boiling, stirring; boil 1 minute, or until thickened and translucent. Cool.

6. Spread surface of cheesecake with glaze; refrigerate until well chilled - 3 hours or overnight. To serve: Loosen pastry from side of pan with spatula. Remove side of springform pan, not the bottom. Garnish with sliced strawberries. Cut into wedges.

Serves 16.

recipe reviews
The Ultimate Cheesecake (Lindy's Nyc)
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 Jan (California) says:
This recipe is great. It is always a hit when having guests. Well worth the effort to make. I tore out the recipe from McCall's magazine in the 70's. My copy is very worn out. Try it, I think you will love it.
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 Mary (Florida) says:
It's hard to believe, but I have been making this recipe for 45 years! It is superb! So delicious. I use the cherry pie filling because I love cherries.
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 Jenny Cavaliere (United States) says:
I, also have had the recipe from the McCall's magazine from the 1970's. I have made this cheesecake so many times! My original page from the magazine is so wore out as well. I was grateful to find it online. I plan to make it for a party this weekend. Love to make this recipe. Everyone loves it! Thank you.
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 Lystra (Trinidad and Tobago) says:
This is the best cheese cake recipe ever. I too got the recipe from a McCall's magazine many many years ago, but I lost the magazine. Ever since I would google Lindy's New York cheese cake recipe and there would be so many versions. This particular recipe is the original from the magazine, not only are the ingredients and direction correct, it's the only one that has the pineapple topping that the magazine had. So save this particular recipe and do try it. I normally would double the crust and make 2 cheese cakes with the filling mixture. Follow through with all the instructions except just bake it for 20-25 minutes instead. I top it with cherry pie filling. Delish!

 

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