Cheesecake Supreme

By AzWench

What's better than cheesecake? Cheesecake topped with strawberries and strawberry glaze, now that's SUPREME!

Ingredients

• CRUST:
• 1 cup all purpose flour, sifted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon peel, grated
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 slightly beaten egg yolk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• FILLING:
• 5 packages (8 ounce) cream cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 or 5 eggs, enough to make 1 cup
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• STRAWVERRY GLAZE:
• 1 cup fresh strawberries, crushed
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup whole fresh strawberries

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.

CRUST:

Combine first 3 ingredients. Cut in butter till crumbly. Add egg yolk and vanilla; mix well. Pat 1/3 of dough on bottom of 9-inch spring-form pan (sides removed). Bake about 8 minutes or till golden; cool. Butter sides of pan; attach to bottom. Pat remaining dough on sides of pan to height of 1 3/4 inches.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees fahrenheit.

FILLING:

Let cream cheese stand at room temperature to soften (1 to 1 1/2 hours). Beat till creamy; add vanilla and lemon peel. Mix sugar, flour, and salt; gradually blend into cheese. Add eggs and egg yolks one at a time, beating after each just to blend. Gently stir in cream.

Turn into crust-lined pan. Bake at 450 for 12 minutes; reduce heat to 300 degrees; bake 55 minutes or till knife inserted off-center comes out clean. Remove from oven; cool 1/2 hour; loosen sides of cheesecake from pan with knife. Cool 1/2 hour more; remove sides of pan. Cool 2 hours longer.

STRAWBERRY GLAZE:

Crush 1 cup fresh strawberries; add water. Cook 2 minutes; sieve. In saucepan, combine cornstarch and sugar; gradually stir in hot berry mixture. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir till thick and clear. (Add a few drops red food coloring, if needed.) Cool to room temperature.

Place the remaining 1 cup strawberries on cooled cheesecake. Pour glaze over strawberries. Chill 2 hours.