2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 pound cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sour cream
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons flour
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
2 large egg yolks
2 tablespoons roasted and ground Oregon hazelnuts
2 large egg whites, room temperature
Pinch cream of tartar
Servings: 8 / Yield: 1 8-inch Cake
Combine crumbs and butter, and press mixture in bottom of 8-inch springform pan, three inches deep. With electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth, then add sugar and flour. Beat in lemon juice and vanilla, then egg yolks, one at a time, and stir in nuts. In another bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar and pinch of salt until they hold stiff peaks, then fold into cream cheese mixture gently and thoroughly. Spoon into pan and bake in a 275ºF oven for 1 hour, 15 minutes, or until firm in center. Let cool in pan on a rack and chill, covered loosely, for at least 6 hours.
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 pound cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sour cream
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons flour
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
2 large egg yolks
2 tablespoons roasted and ground Oregon hazelnuts
2 large egg whites, room temperature
Pinch cream of tartar
Servings: 8 / Yield: 1 8-inch Cake
Combine crumbs and butter, and press mixture in bottom of 8-inch springform pan, three inches deep. With electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth, then add sugar and flour. Beat in lemon juice and vanilla, then egg yolks, one at a time, and stir in nuts. In another bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar and pinch of salt until they hold stiff peaks, then fold into cream cheese mixture gently and thoroughly. Spoon into pan and bake in a 275ºF oven for 1 hour, 15 minutes, or until firm in center. Let cool in pan on a rack and chill, covered loosely, for at least 6 hours.
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