Recipes For 2010

Sernik

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Lee's Sister-in-Law's (Teresa) Polish Cheesecake. Mmmm...

Dough

  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/4 lb butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp almond

Beat together the yolks, butter an sugar to a smooth mass. Add b. powder, vanilla and almond and milk and flour. Blend well.

Remove some of the dough (1/4?) and save for the top. Place rest of dough in a well greased and floured 9/13 pan.

Filling

  • 1 lb farmers cheese
  • 1 lb. cottage cheese
  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 8 oz. sour cream
  • 1 lemon
  • 4 tbsps corn starch
  • 1/2 cup sugar

Blend all well.

  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • cherries

Separate eggs. Beat whites until foamy but not too stiff.

Beat yolks with sugar and vanilla until thick, add to the cheese mixture and mix well. Fold in whites.

Spread cheese mixture over the dough int he greased pan. Make a lattice on top with the remaining dough.

Bake in preheated 375 oven. After 10 minutes, add the cherries to top.

Bake 40-50 minutes longer and should be lightly browned on top.