Tuscan Cheescake

Recipe Cuisine: Italian
Recipe Category: dairy
Recipe Serves: 4

Recipes Ingredients:

3 lbs. ricotta cheese
8 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup milk
2 oranges, grated zest only
2 lemons, grated zest only
2-2/3 oz. Grand Marnier
1 tbsp. clarified butter
1/4 cup plain breadcrumbs

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees. Beat ricotta Cheese with Blender until smooth. Add eggs, Sugar and milk. Blend until well-mixed and smooth. Add orange and lemon zest and Grand Marnier. Mix well. Grease one Cheesecake pan with Butter and coat lightly with breadcrumbs. Fill pan 3/4 of the way with Cheesecake mixture. Set pan in a larger pan filled half full with water and bake 1-1/4 hours. Turn Oven off, leaving the Cake within. Let stand for one hour. Remove, let cool, and refrigerate.