Cheesecake

9-inch cake, 12 servings

Zwieback crumbs 1 cup
Butter or margarine, melted 2 tablespoons
Sugar 2 tablespoons
Cinnamon ¼ teaspoon
Cream cheese, softened 16 ounces
Sugar ½ cup
Flour 2 tablespoons
Salt ½ teaspoon
Lemon rind, grated 1 lemon
Lemon juice 1 lemon
Egg yolks 5
Sour cream 1 cup
Vanilla ½ teaspoon
Egg whites 5

Mix crumbs, melted fat, sugar, and cinnamon. Line bottom of 9-inch spring-form pan with ¾ cup crumbs, saving remaining crumbs for top.

Preheat oven to 325°F. (slow).

Beat cheese until soft. Mix in sugar, flour, and salt. Stir in lemon rind and juice. Add yolks one at a time, beating after each addition. Add sour cream and vanilla. Mix well.

Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold egg whites into cheese mixture.

Pour mixture into pan. Cover with remaining crumbs. Bake 1 hour or until set.

Cool on cake rack. Refrigerate.