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Title: Baked Vanilla Cheesecake
Category: Pies
Serves: 8

Ingredients:

	---------	PASTRY ---------
1.67	c	All-purpose flour
1.00	ea	Pinch of salt
0.50	c	Butter, cut in small pieces
1.00	T	Butter; (add to above)
2.00	T	Sugar
1.00	ea	Egg
4.00	T	Ice water
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1.50	lb	Cream cheese
0.25	c	Oil
1.25	c	Sugar
3.00	ea	Eggs; separated
0.25	c	Cornstarch
5.00	ea	Drops vanilla extract
0.50	c	Milk
	---------	PASTRY ---------
	---------	FILLING ---------

Instructions:
Sift flour and salt into a large bowl.
Using a pastry blender or 2 knives,cut in butter until evenly distributed and mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
With a fork, lightly mix in sugar, egg and enough ice water to make a dough.
Press into a ball and wrap in foil or plastic wrap.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350f.
On a floured surface, roll out dough to fit a 10-in flan tin with a removable bottom.
Place dough in tin without stretching.
** FILLING ** Beat cream cheese, oil, sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch, vanilla and milk in alarge bowl until smooth.
Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into cream cheese mixture.
Pour into pastry shell.
Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Turn off oven.
Let cheesecake cool in oven with door open slightly.
Remove cooled cheesecake from tin and serve.