Baked Lemon Cheesecake—Prototype 4:
 
This one is based to a large degree on Baked Orange Cheesecake—Prototype 5, but the lemon ingredients are measured differently here, and minor adjustments are made to the sugar.
 
Yogurt Cheese:
Prepare ahead of time 3 pounds of yogurt cheese, derived from three 32-ounce containers of nonfat yogurt. If the resulting yogurt cheese falls below 48 ounces, add back enough of the whey (that was strained out from the yogurt) to make up the difference.

Crust:
2 oz. melted, white chocolate
1 tablespoon lemon juice (tip: microwave this juice a little, then add it directly to the melted white chocolate, and mix thoroughly)
8 oz. (1 cup) yogurt cheese (see above)
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
2 oz. All-Bran, ground up

Gently pour this crust mixture into bottom of pan (9 to 9 1/2 inches) and pre-bake without tub at 300 degrees for 10 minutes, then cool enough to comfortably touch at least the pan's upper sidewall.

Batter:
4 tablespoons melted or softened butter
1 3/8 cups granulated sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons arrowroot
40 oz. (5 cups) yogurt cheese (see above)
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs

Pour the batter over the crust and bake this cheesecake in a tub at 300 degrees for 100 minutes (if using a 9 1/2" pan). Then cool the cheesecake down while still in oven (with this oven shut off) and in tub with door slightly ajar for an hour. Afterwards, remove from oven and tub and continue to cool down at room temperature for another 100 minutes, then remove from pan and refrigerate.

Lemon Cheesecake—Prototype 4

This one was a great Labor Day Weekend success at Living Hope. Nearly the entire cheesecake was gone within about half an hour. The taste was already great, but I had some kind of feeling that perhaps a little more sweetness could be used to bring out a "brighter" lemon flavor. Maybe I could have used a tiny amount more lemon juice as well, but I had to keep in mind that this was a cheesecake too, not just a lemon dessert.
 

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