Old Fashioned German Cheesecake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the bottom and halfway up the sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Mix together the sugar, cornstarch, and flour and set aside.
• Combine the cream cheese and cottage cheese; beat with an electric mixer at high speed until smooth and fluffy. Beat in the softened butter. Gradually add the sugar mixture, beating until combined. Add the eggs one at a time, blending well and scraping down the bowl after each addition. Stir in the lemon juice and vanilla and mix just until smooth.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Turn off the oven and let the cheesecake rest in the oven with the door closed for 2 hours. Remove and cool on a wire rack. Chill for 4 hours or overnight.

Steps:

• Sprinkle the crumbs over the bottom and up the sides of a greased 10-in. springform pan. In a blender or food processor, puree cottage cheese; set aside. , In a bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar. , Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon juice, vanilla, flour, sour cream and pureed cottage cheese. , Pour into pan. Bake at 325° for 60-70 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Slice with a wet knife.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, cinnamon and butter until smooth.
• Measure 1 cup crumb mixture and set aside.
• Press remaining mixture on bottom and sides of a 12 inch springform pan.
• Chill for 1 hour in refrigerator or 1/2 hour in freezer.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix together cottage cheese and flour.
• Push through a sieve into a large bowl and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, beat eggs until frothy.
• Add sugar, gradually to eggs, beat until light and fluffy.
• Add salt, lemon juice, lemon peel and vanilla until smooth.
• Fold in whipped cream.
• Fold into cheese mixture until no streaks remain.
• Fill shell with cheese mixture.
• Sprinkle remaining crumbs evenly over top of cheese cake.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes.
• Turn off oven and let cheese cake sit in oven for 1/2 hour or longer, until it is cooled.
• Chill in refrigerator.