German Kaese Kuchen

 

1 ¼ c. flour

½ c. sugar

½ c. butter

2 t. baking powder

1 egg

 

Pour flour into mixing bowl.  Cut butter into sine pieces and add to flour along with sugar.  Mix with hands and knead until mixture resembles cookie dough.  Sprinkle flour onto clean table top and roll dough to fit a 12 inch pie pan.  Grease pan and add dough to cover bottom, and up sides of pan.  Dough will fall apart but it can be pieced together.

 

Cheese Filling

 

2 eggs, separated

1 pound cream cheese, room temperature

¾ c. sugar

½ c. flour

½ c. milk

3 ½ T. butter

1 t. vanilla

 

Beat egg yolks with sugar until lemon colored.  Add melted butter to yolk mixture with vanilla.  Beat well.  Add flour, milk, and cheese and beat again.  Add stiffly beaten egg whites and beat until thoroughly mixed and mixture resembles cake batter.  Spread evenly over crust.  Place in cold oven and bake 50 minutes in 425 degree oven.  Remove from oven and turn upside down on wire rack to cool.  This step imprints a pattern on top of cake.