Polish Cheesecake

Total Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• shortbread (prepared from another recipe)
• 4 cups dry curd cottage cheese, 2 lbs
• 1 tablespoon unbleached flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups sugar, granulated
• 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup unbleached flour
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 place the cottage cheese in a sieve and drain.
• 3 in a small bowl, mix the flour, salt, and sugar.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 in a large bowl, combine the cottage cheese with the eggs, butter, and vanilla.
• 6 mix until well blended and smooth.
• 7 add the dry mixture and blend well.
• 8 pour the mixture into the prepared crust and set the cake aside.
• 9 prepare the topping by sifting the flour, sugar, and cinnamon together.
• 10 add the brown sugar and blend well.
• 11 pour the melted butter over the topping mix and immediately stir with a fork to form small crumbs.
• 12 sprinkle the topping mix over the surface of the cake and bake the cake for 50 minutes, or until done.
• 13 cool to room temperature and then chill.