Strawberry Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 1 large eggs 
• 2 large egg whites 
• 0.3 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.8 cup graham cracker crumbs ( 5 cookie sheets)
• 16 ounces cream cheese light softened
• 2 cups curd cottage cheese 1% low-fat
• 0.5 cup strawberries 
• 0.5 cup sugar 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 
• 1 teaspoon water 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• blender
• springform pan
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 45
2. Press graham cracker crumbs into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray.
3. Place cottage cheese in a blender, and process until smooth. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
4. Combine flour, cream cheese, and sugar in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at low speed until smooth. Beat in cottage cheese and vanilla.
5. Add egg whites and egg, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. Pour cheese mixture into prepared pan.
7. Combine strawberries and water in a blender, and process until smooth. Swirl strawberry mixture into cheese mixture using the tip of a knife.
8. Bake at 450 for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250 (do not remove cheesecake from oven); bake an additional 45 minutes or until cheesecake center barely moves when pan is touched.
9. Remove cheesecake from oven; run a knife around the outside edge. Cool to room temperature. Cover and chill at least 8 hours.
10. Cut into wedges.