Cheesecake Weisman

Ingredients

• 8 slices whole wheat bread
• 2 Tbsps. powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ground allspice
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 4 eggs
• 2 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese, room temp.
• 2 tsp. aromatic bitter
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 tsp. grated lemon peel
• 3/4 cup sugar + 2 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

Toast bread, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes; blend into crumbs. Add powdered sugar, cinnamon and allspice and whirl briefly. Pour mix into a 9" pie pan. Add butter and combine well. Press mixture evenly against bottom and sides of pan.

In blender, whirl eggs, cream cheese, bitters and lemon juice. Add lemon peel and 3/4 cup sugar, whirl briefly and pour into pie shell.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes, or until set. mix sour cream, 2 Tbsp. sugar and vanilla; spoon evenly over filling and bake 10 minutes longer.

Serves 6-8