CHEESECAKE WITH CHERRY GLAZE

Cheesecake with Cherry Glaze image

Number Of Ingredients 16

1/2 cup fine zwieback or grahm craker crumbs
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
5 eggs, seperated
1 cup sugar
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cherry Glaze (below)
Cherry Glaze
1 (16-ounce) can pitted tart red cherries, drained and liquid reserved
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
few drops red food color, if desired

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 275°. Butter springform pan, 9 x 3 inches.2. Mix cracker crumbs, 1 tablespoon sugar, the cinnamon and nutmeg. Dust bottom and side of springform pan with crumb mixture.3. Beat egg yolks in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed or until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar. Beat in cream cheese until smooth. Beat in sour cream, flour and vanilla until smooth. 4. Beat egg whites in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff but not dry. Gently fold into cream cheese mixture. Pour into pan.5. Bake 1 hour 10 minutes. Turn off oven and leave cheesecake in oven 1 hour. Cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes. Refrigerate about 3 hours or until chilled.6. Spread top of cheesecake with Cherry Glaze. Refrigerate until glaze is set. Remove cheesecake from pan just before serving.CHERRY GLAZEAdd enough water to cherry liquid to measure 1 cup. Mix sugar and cornstarch in 1 1/2-quart saucepan. Gradually stir in cherry liquid. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute remove from heat. Stir in cherries and food color cool.1 SERVING: Calories 275 (Calories from Fat 135) Fat 15g (Saturated 9g) Cholesterol 105mg Sodium 115mg Carbohydrates 30g (Dietary Fiber 0g) Protein 5g.

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