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2 c Cottage cheese *

8 oz Neufchatel cheese *

3 Eggs

1 c Plus 1 tablespoon sugar

1 tb Vanilla extract

1 1/2 ts Strained lemon juice

1/4 ts Salt

3 tb Unsweetened dutch processed

-cocoa 1/4 ts Instant coffee

Or espresso powder ** 3 tb Graham cracker crumbs; (3

-to 4) Or zwieback crumbs Or crushed chocolate cookies Special Equipment: 8 inch round pan with a solid bottom (no springform), at least 2 inches deep. Ovenproof baking dish or skillet, at least 11 inches in diameter and 2 inches deep. 8 inch cardboard cake circle or pan bottom, optional* (2 percent) low-fat small curd cottage cheese*”1/3 Less Fat than Cream Cheese” Neufchatel Cheese (Kraft in the box is good-don’t buy the kind in the tub) Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Place a round of parchment paper in the bottom of the cake pan, and spray sides of pan with vegetable oil spray. Put water kettle on to boil. Process the cottage cheese in a food processor for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes or until silk smooth, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl once or twice as necessary. Set aside. SEE PART 2 —–

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