German Cheesecake Mit Quark

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This recipe came from my oma, my german grandmother from hannover. the original was in grams, but fortunately my mum translated it into cups for me. it is different from a north american cheesecake, less thick and creamy, with a different flavour entirely.

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 350f.

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Mix pastry ingredients together.

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Press 2 / 3 of the pastry onto the bottom of a springform cake pan.

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Press the remaining 1 / 3 in a 3 cm high ring up the sides of the pan.

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Drain the quark and mix it with 1 / 2 cup of the sugar , the custard powder , egg yolks , corstarch , and flavouring.

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Add milk , and the raisins or cherries.

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Beat the egg whites with the remaining 1 / 4 cup sugar til stiff.

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Fold gently into the rest of the filling.

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Pour into the springform pan.

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Bake for 60 minutes.

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Ingredients

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flour, baking powder, sugar, egg yolk, milk, butter, quark, cornstarch, custard powder, egg yolks, lemon flavoring, egg whites, raisins