Title: Mama Leone's Cheesecake
Categories: Cheesecake
Yield: 8 Servings

		Crust
10	tb	Flour
1		Egg
3	tb	Sugar
6	tb	Butter
		Filling:
1	lb	Ricotta cheese
1/2	lb	Cream cheese
1/4	c	Flour
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Vanilla
		Grated rind of 1/2 lemon
2		Whole eggs well beaten
4		Egg whites
3/4	c	Sugar
3/4	c	Drained crushed pineapple

Combine all crust ingrdients and roll out to a 10 inch circle. Fit in bottom of 10 inch greased springform pan. bake 300 for 15 minutes and cool crust. Spread drained pineapple on crust. Pour in filling: for filling beat cheese, flour, salt, vanilla, lemon rind and eggs well. Beat whites stiff and bveat in sugar. fold into filling mixture and pour in pan. Bake in a water bath ( wrap cheesecake pan in foil and place in pan of simmering water which comes up 2 inces up sides of pan.) Return to 300 oven and bake 45 minutes or until set. Cool in pan and then chill overnight.

From: Lir119

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