-CRUST-
3 tb Unsalted butter, softened
3 tb Sugar
1 Egg yolk
1 c Bleached all-purpose flour
1/4 ts Baking powder
1/8 ts Salt
-CHEESECAKE BATTER-
1 lb Cream cheese
3/4 c Sugar
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Ground ginger
1/4 ts Ground cloves
1 1/2 c Pumpkin puree (one 1-pound
-can)
2 Eggs
2 Egg yolks
9 Inch springform pan,
-bottomed buttered
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and set a rack in the middle level. For the
dough, in a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and
fluffy. Beat in the yolk until smooth.
In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients and gently fold them into
the butter mixture with a rubber spatula. The mixture will be crumbly.
Press the dough into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for about 20
minutes, until dry and golden. Cool the pastry layer. Lower oven
temperature to 325 degrees. For batter, beat cream cheese by machine on
medium speed, until light. Beat in sugar, spices and puree, scraping bowl
and beater(s) often. Beat in eggs and yolks, scraping often again. Scrape
batter into prepared pan. Place pan on double square of foil and fold foil
around pan bottom. Place springform in a small roasting pan and add an inch
of warm water to roasting pan. Bake cheesecake about 50 to 60 minutes, or
until slightly firm in center. Cool on a rack; wrap and refrigerate when
cold. To serve, remove springform side and slide cake to a platter
Yields
1 Servings