Name: Marja-Leena's Finnish Cheesecake recipe
Ingredients: ½ cup butter;3 tablespoons white sugar;1 egg;1 cup all-purpose flour;½ teaspoon baking powder;1 cup cottage cheese;½ cup white sugar;2 eggs;⅓ cup melted butter;⅓ cup ground almonds;¼ cup sour cream;lemon, juiced;1 lemon, zested, or more to taste;1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Ingredients

½ cup butter 3 tablespoons white sugar 1 egg 1 cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking powder 1 cup cottage cheese ½ cup white sugar 2 eggs ⅓ cup melted butter ⅓ cup ground almonds ¼ cup sour cream lemon, juiced 1 lemon, zested, or more to taste 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Nutrition Info

401.6 calories carbohydrate: 32.5 g cholesterol: 128 mg fat: 27 g fiber: 1.5 g protein: 9.3 g saturatedFat: 14.7 g servingSize: - sodium: 311.3 mg sugar: 17.8 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch pie plate.
Combine 1/2 cup butter and 3 tablespoons sugar in a bowl, beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in 1 egg until well blended. Beat in flour and baking powder. Chill crust mixture for 30 minutes.
Spread crust mixture into the greased pie plate.
Combine cottage cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup melted butter, almonds, sour cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla extract in a blender, blend until smooth. Pour over crust in the pie plate.
Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 40 minutes.

Recipe Yield

1 9-inch cheesecake

Recipe Note

My best friend's mom was from Finland, and she shared this cheesecake recipe with my family. It is a lower calorie cheesecake and delicious! Serve with fruit sauce and whipped cream.

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Marja-Leena's Finnish Cheesecake