Authentic Lindy's Famous New York Cheesecake
This is perhaps the most famous and imitated cheesecake of all. Dense and creamy, it is what has become known as new york-style cheesecake.
Steps
For the pastry , place the sugar and lemon zest in a food processor for 5 seconds.
Add the butter , egg yolk , water , and vanilla and pulse until the mixture looks granular and lumpy.
The butter should be in about 1 / 4-inch pieces.
Add the flour and pulse rapidly 20 to 30 times , stopping occasionally to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl , until the mixture almost gathers into a ball.
Turn the dough out onto a piece of plastic wrap and press the dough into a 1-inch-thick cake.
Wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Adjust an oven rack to the lower third position and preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Butter a 9-inch springform pan.
Detach the sides.
Set aside.
Cut off slightly less than one half of the dough.
Break it into pieces , and scatter them over the springform bottom.
Press firmly and evenly with your finger.
Set the bottom crust in the oven and bake until pale golden brown , about 8 minutes.
Remove from the oven with a wide metal spatula and set on a cooling ra.
Ingredients
sugar, lemon, zest of, unsalted butter, egg yolk, water, pure vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, neufchatel cheese, salt, orange, zest of, eggs, egg yolks, heavy cream, strawberries, cornstarch, fresh lemon juice