D`Best Cheesecake

Sallie Kratz 3/4 cup Butter

1 1/4 cup All purpose flour -- + 3 T

2 cup Sugar -- divided

1 Egg yolk

Lemon peel -- grated fresh from 2 lemons 5 package Cream cheese -- 8 oz size

5 Eggs

1/4 cup Whipping cream

1 tablespoon Orange peel; grated -- fresh

1/4 teaspoon Salt

1 cup Sour cream for garnish

In small bowl with mixer at low speed, beat butter, 1 1/4 c flour, 1/4 c sugar, 1 egg yolk and half of the lemon peel until dough is well mixed.

Refrigerate, covered, for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 400-degrees. Press 1/3 of dough into bottom of 10-inch springform pan. Bake 8 minutes; allow to cool. Turn oven to 475-degrees. In large bowl with mixer at mediom speed, beat cream cheese just until smooth; slowly beat in 1 3/4 c sugar until smooth.

With mixer at low speed, beat in 3 T flour and remaining ingredients. except sour cream. At high speed beat 5 minutes.

Press rest of dough around side of springform pan to within 1-inch of top, do not bake now. Pour cheese mixture into pan; bake 12 minutes. Turn oven to 300-degrees; bake 35 minutes. Turn off oven; leave in oven 30 minutes. remove; cool in pan on rack. Chill.

To serve: Remove side of pan. With ladge spatular, loosen cake from plate. Spread top of cheesecake with cour cream to garnish...