2 1/2 c Graham cracker crumbs
2 tb Melted butter
1/2 lb Cream cheese; softened
1/3 c Sour cream
1/3 c Sugar
2 ts Flour
2 tb Fresh lemon juice
1/4 ts Vanilla
2 lg Egg yolks
2 tb Roasted & ground hazelnuts
— (Oregon hazelnuts)
2 lg Egg whites
— room temperature
1 pn Cream of tartar
Combine crumbs and butter, and press mixture in bottom of 8-inch
springform pan, three inches deep. With electric mixer, beat cream
cheese and sour cream until smooth, then add sugar and flour. Beat in
lemon juice and vanilla, then egg yolks, one at a time, and stir in
nuts. In another bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar and pinch
of salt until they hold stiff peaks, then fold into cream cheese
mixture gently and thoroughly. Spoon into pan and bake in a 275 oven
for 1 hour, 15 minutes, or until firm in center. Let cool in pan on a
rack and chill, covered loosely, for at least 6 hours.
* COOKFDN brings you this recipe with permission from: * Oregon
Hazelnut Industry and The Hazelnut Marketing Board
Yields
1 8″ cake