European Cheesecake

Submitted by Bluenoser

"A twist on the classic cheesecake"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 9

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups cake-and-pastry flour
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 (19 ounce) can pie filling
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup lemon juice

directions

1. Cream butter and sugar well.
2. Add egg, salt and vanilla.
3. Blend in baking powder and flour.
4. Press dough into ungreased 9 inch square cake pan.
5. Beat together cheese and sugar.
6. Add eggs, juice, and salt.
7. Blend well.
8. Pour over crust.
9. Sprinkle with cinnamon if not using pie filling.
10. Bake 40 mins at 350F.
11. When cool, spread pie filling over cake and let chill.