Cheesecake Bars

Butter, brown sugar, walnuts and all-purpose flour combined to create crust and crumb topping. Crust mixture is pressed into shallow baking pan and baked to brown lightly. Cheesecake crust topped with mixture of white sugar, cream cheese, fresh lemon juice, whole milk, egg and vanilla extract. Cheesecake is baked to set filling, cooled and refrigerated overnight.

Ingredients -
1/3 cup Butter, softened
1/3 cup Packed Brown Sugar
1/3 cup Walnuts, chopped
1 cup All-Purpose Flour, sifted
1/4 cup White Sugar
1 (8 ounces) package Cream Cheese
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
2 tablespoons Whole Milk
1 Egg
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
 
Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Cream together the butter and brown sugar until it is light and fluffy.

3. Add in the flour and the nuts and stir until the mixture becomes nice and crumbly.

4. Set aside 1/4 cup of the mixture to use as a topping.

5. Press the pastry mixture into an 8-inch square pan and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.

6. Let cool on a rack.

7. Beat together the white sugar and cream cheese until smooth.

8. Stir in the milk, vanilla, egg and lemon juice and mix well.

9. Spread the filling mixture over the baked crust.

10. Sprinkle the reserved mixture on as a topping.

11. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

12. Let cool on a wire rack and refrigerate.

13. Serve with fruit of choice.

 



Cheesecake Making Tips -
Keep the Oven Moist

To keep the oven moist while baking and keep the cheesecake top from cracking, place a shallow pan of water on the rack below springform pan during the baking process.


Cheesecake Making Tips -
Bleached All-Purpose Flour

Bleached all-purpose flour has been chemically treated to color the flour bright white. Bleached flour blends easier with other ingredients and produces a slightly more tender product than unbleached flour.