Westphalian Cheesecake

Westphalia is a provence of Germany. I had to look it up :)

Westphalian Cheesecake

1-1/2 cups cottage cheese, small curd
1/4 cup sugar. granulated
4 each eggs; large, separated
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 ounces cream cheese
1 teaspoon cornstarch
6 tablespoon butter

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Press the cottage cheese through a sieve.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter with the sugar, do not beat, then add the egg yolks and vanilla.
• Blend until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Add the cream cheese, cottage cheese and cornstarch and blend well.
• In another mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks; then fold them into the cheese batter.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for about 1 hour or until the top is a golden brown.
• Leave the cake in the oven to cool for 2 hours then chill.