2 inches vanilla bean
1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp lemon zest
1 large egg yolk
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into bits
1/4 tsp salt filling:
2 1/2 lb cream cheese, softened
1 3/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp flour
1 1/2 tsp orange zest
1 1/2 tsp lemon zest
1/2 tsp vanilla
5 large eggs
2 large egg yolks
1/4 cup heavy cream
Directions
Split the vanilla bean lengthwise, scrape the seeds into a bowl and
stir in flour, sugar, and zest. Add the egg yolk, butter, and salt.
Knead the mixture until it just forms a dough. Flatten dough into a
round and chill it, wrapped in wax paper, for 1 hour. Remove sides of
a 9-inch springform pan, oil bottom of pan lightly, and press some of
the dough, 1/8-inch thick, on bottom of pan. Bake in the middle of a
preheated 400f oven for 10-12 minutes or until it is golden, and
chill it. Butter the sides of the pan, attach it to the bottom, and
press the remaining dough, 1/8-inch thick, to the side, sealing it to
the bottom crust. In a bowl with an electric mixer, beat the cream
cheese with the sugar, flour, zests, and vanilla until mixture is
smooth. Beat in the eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, beating
lightly after each addition. Stir in cream. Pour the filling into the
prepared crust and bake in the middle of a preheated 550f oven for 12
minutes. Reduce heat to 200f and bake for 60 minutes more. Let cool
in pan on a rack. Chill it overnight and them remove sides of pan.
Servings: 1 servings
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The History of Recipes
It is quite feasible to follow the history of transcribed cooking instructions far back into history, at least as far back into history as ancient Egypt, and maybe further still. Interesting though that is, sadly, these early cook books were just basic hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for meal preparation.
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