LINDY'S CHEESECAKE WITH STRAWBERRY GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine flour, sugar and lemon peel.
• Make a well in center and drop in egg yolk, butter and vanilla.
• Quickly work together until well blended.
• Wrap in waxed paper and chill 1 hour.
• Detach bottom from springform pan.
• Roll out about 1/3 of the dough 1/8" thick.
• Fit over bottom of buttered 9" springform pan.
• Trim and save extra dough.
• Bake circle of dough about 8-10 minutes or until golden.
• Cool.
• Butter sides of pan and place sides over bottom.
• Turn up oven to 500 degrees F.
• Roll out remaining dough and line pan 3/4 of the way up sides.
• Blend together cream cheese, sugar, flour, grated peels and vanilla until smooth.
• Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Blend in cream thoroughly.
• Turn cheese mixture into springform pan and bake 10-12 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 200 degrees F and bake 1 hour.
• Cool in a draft-free place and top with Strawberry Glaze (** Recipe Follows).
• Remove sides of pan and refrigerate cake.
• To Make Strawberry Glaze:.
• Reserve the largest and most attractive berries for the top of cheesecake.
• Crush about 1 cup berries in a saucepan; add sugar, water, cornstarch and salt.
• Stirring constantly,boil mixture for about 2 minutes.
• Blend in butter.
• Remove from heat, pour into blender and puree.
• Let cool slightly.
• Arrange whole berries on cheesecake and spoon glaze over all.
• Chill several hours before serving time.