Name: Farmer Cheese Cheesecake
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 10 hr
Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 crumb-crust recipe , made with finely ground graham crackers; 5 (8-ounce) packages farmer cheese (or cottage cheese), softened; 3 3/4 tablespoons all-purpose flour; Finely grated zest of 1 orange; Finely grated zest of 1 lemon; 5 large eggs; 2 large egg yolks; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Cooks' note:

Cheesecake keeps, covered and chilled, 2 weeks. Purée farmer cheese (or cottage cheese) with sugar in a food processor until completely smooth before combining with flour and zests. After beating in eggs and vanilla, stir ý cup heavy cream into batter. (Cottage cheese gives a slightly drier result than cream cheese; farmer cheese is slightly drier still.) A cake made from either cheese is best eaten within 2 days.

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