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Today is 15 days, which is 2 weeks and 1 day of the Omer
Instructions for counting the omer are found on our Omer Overview Page. You can find the specific blessing for today at chabad.org.
And here’s today’s recipe, contributed by Ed K..
The Very Best Cheesecake
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 stick of margarine or butter
- 20 Graham crackers
- Make crackers into crumbs and mix with melted margarine.
- Press into the bottom and part way up the sides of the pan.
- Save ½ cup of crumbs to sprinkle on the cake
Filling
- 2 lbs. Cream Cheese
- 4 T. flour
- 1 pt. sour cream
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
- 1 cup sugar
- 1T. lemon Juice
- 6 eggs
Directions
- Cream the cream cheese and add sugar.
- Add sour cream and 1 egg at a time.
- Continue beating.
- Add 1 tablespoon flour at a time until all is used.
- Mixture should be light and fluffy.
- Add the lemon juice and the vanilla.
- Pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake 1 hour in 325 degree oven.
- Close oven door and do not open the door for 50 minutes!!!!
- Remove cake and cool.
- Carefully loosen cake from side of pan, leaving sides on until cake is very cool.
- When Ready to serve, slice strawberries and pour melted red jam over the berries.
- Keep in refrigerator.
- Cream the cream cheese and add sugar.
- Add sour cream and 1 egg at a time.
- Continue beating.
- Add 1 tablespoon flour at a time until all is used.
- Mixture should be light and fluffy.
- Add the lemon juice and the vanilla.
- Pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake 1 hour in 325 degree oven.
- Close oven door and do not open the door for 50 minutes!!!!
- Remove cake and cool.
- Carefully loosen cake from side of pan, leaving sides on until cake is very cool.
- When Ready to serve, slice strawberries and pour melted red jam over the berries.
- Keep in refrigerator.
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