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Vanilla 01

Vanilla 01 is built on Flour, Butter Cut In Small, Butter, Sugar, and Ice Water. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 1 tbsp
• 2 tbsp
• 4 tbsp
• 1/4 cup
• 1 1/4 cup
• 5 drop
• 1/2 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   1 Tbsp butter; (add to above)

2. 2

   Sift flour and salt into a large bowl.

3. 3

   Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until evenly distributed and mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

4. 4

   With a fork, lightly mix in sugar, egg and enough ice water to make a dough.

5. 5

   Press into a ball and wrap in foil or plastic wrap.

6. 6

   Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

7. 7

   On a floured surface, roll out dough to fit a 10-in flan tin with a removable bottom. Place dough in tin without stretching.

8. 8

   Beat cream cheese, oil, sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch, vanilla and milk in a large bowl until smooth.

9. 9

   Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into cream cheese mixture.

10. 10

    Pour into pastry shell.

11. 11

    Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

12. 12

    Turn off oven.

13. 13

    Let cheesecake cool in oven with door open slightly.

14. 14

    Remove cooled cheesecake from tin and serve.