Cheesecake

Ingredients for the Crust

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ¹/₄ teaspoon salt
• ¹/₂ teaspoon baking powder
• ²/₃ cup shortening
• 6 tablespoons water

Ingredients for the Filling

• 1 225gram pack cream cheese
• 1 ²/₃ cups sugar
• 1 ¹/₂ teaspoons lemon extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¹/₄ teaspoon salt
• 5 eggs
• ³/₄ cup evaporated milk, combine with 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Mix and sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.
3. Add shortening and mix. Mixture should look crumbly.
4. Add water gradually till mixture holds together.
5. Knead the dough lightly.
6. Cut dough in half
7. Place the first half at the bottom of a circular pan.
8. Place the other half to line the sides of the pan.
9. Chill the entire pan arrangement.
10. Beat the cheese until soft.
11. Add sugar, lemon and vanilla extract to the softened cheese.
12. Beat the mixture until creamy.
13. Add eggs one at a time to the mixture. Keep beating.
14. Add lemon-milk mix.
15. Pour mixture into chilled crust.
16. Bake for 30 minutes
17. Chill the cake before serving.