Dutch Cheesecake (adopted)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• shortbread (prepared from another recipe)
• 2 large eggs, separated
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 cups gouda cheese, grated
• 1/3 cup light cream or 1/3 cup half-and-half
• 1/4 cup unbleached flour
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon, rind of, grated
• 1/3 cup raisins, golden

Recipe

• 1 note: use an 8-inch tart pan in this recipe.
• 2 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, beat together the egg yolks and 1/4 cup of the confectioners' sugar until well blended ~- about 5 minutes.
• 4 beat in the cheese, cream, flour, lemon juice, lemon rind and raisins.
• 5 beat the egg whites until frothy, then gradually add the remaining confectioners' sugar and continue to beat until the whites form stiff peaks.
• 6 fold the egg whites into the cheese mixture.
• 7 pour the cheese mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 45 minutes.
• 8 cool to room temperature, then chill before serving.