Orange Blossom Cheesecake

Orange Blossom Cheesecake

Ingredients:
1 pound cream cheese (at room temperature)
1/2 cup orange blossom honey
1/4 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large eggs
1 1 /2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated
2 tablespoons orange rind, grated

Directions:
9−inch springform pan with pre−baked
graham cracker crust in bottom
Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add, beating in, the honey, orange juice, flour and vanilla extract.
Then beat in the eggs, one at a time, until well blended. Whisk or fold in the lemon rind and orange
rind.
Pour into prepared 9−inch springform pan. Bake at 225 degrees F for 15 minutes, then reduce the heat
to 200 degrees F and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
Meanwhile, prepare Topping.
Topping
Mix 1 1/2 cups sour cream, 1 tablespoon grated orange rind and 3 tablespoons honey.
Remove cheesecake from the oven and spread the topping over hot cheesecake. Return to oven, raise
temperature to 400 degrees F and bake 5 more minutes ONLY.
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