Strawberry Cheesecake

Total Time: 4 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 19 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons lemons, rind of, grated
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup strawberry, mashed
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/3 cup water

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350 degrees crust: stir together graham cracker crumbs and sugar.
• 2 mix in butter thoroughly and press into a 9" springform pan.
• 3 bake 10 minutes.
• 4 cool reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees filling: beat cream cheese in large mixing bowl.
• 5 gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy.
• 6 add lemon peel and vanilla beat in eggs one at a time. pour into shell.
• 7 bake 1 hour or until center is firm.
• 8 cool to room temperature and then spread with the strawberry glaze. chill 3 hours.
• 9 glaze: blend sugar and cornstarch together in a small saucepan.
• 10 stir in water and strawberries.
• 11 cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and boils.
• 12 boil and stir for 1 minute. cool thoroughly before spreading over cheesecake.