MartianIceQueen's Cheesecake

Is it weird if just reading this makes me drool?

Crust:

• 3/4 C. all-purpose flour
• 3 T sugar
• 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
• 6 T butter
• 1 slightly beaten egg yolk
• 1/4 tsp vanilla

Combine first 3 ingredients; cut in butter till crumbly. Add egg yolk and vanilla; mix well. Pat 1/3 of dough on bottom of 8-inch springform pan (sides removed). Bake at 400 degrees ~ 7 min or until golden; cool. Butter sides of pan; attach to bottom. Pat remaining dough on sides of pan to height of 1 3/4 inches.

Filling:

• 3 8-oz packages cream cheese
• 1/4 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 tsp grated lemon peel
• 1 C sugar
• 2 T flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 C milk

Let the cream cheese stand at room temperature to soften ( 1-1.5 hours). Beat until creamy; add vanilla and lemon peel. Mix sugar, flour, and salt; gradually blend into cheese. Add eggs and egg yolk all at once; beat until just blended. Gently stir in milk.

Turn into crust-lined pan. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 300 degrees and bake 55 minutes or until center appears set. Remove from oven; cool 15 minutes. Loosen sides of chesecake from pan with spatula. Cool 1/2 hour more; remove sides of pan. Cool 2 hours longer.