Cheesecake

Total Time: 48 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 48 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 lbs dry curd cottage cheese
• 3/4 cup soft butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 egg yolks, plus
• 1 whole egg
• 3/4 cup thick sweet cream (whipping cream)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 press dry curds through a metal sieve using a heavy duty wooden spoon.
• 2 cream butter, vanilla and sugar, then combine with cheese.
• 3 beat egg yolks and egg together, blend into cheese/butter mixture, and stir in remaining ingredients.
• 4 line 2 500 gram size clay flower pots with a double thickness dampened cheese cloth.
• 5 fill containers with cheese mixture, pressing firmly.
• 6 cover with dampened cheese cloth and small plate with a heavy weight on top.
• 7 place each cheese cake in a pie plate (to catch milky drippings) in the fridge and allow to drain for at least 24 hours (48 hrs even better).
• 8 unmold each cake, removing all cheese cloths.
• 9 replace in fridge until ready to serve.
• 10 decorate with strawberries cut in half just before serving, if desired.