This is an authentic Italian recipe for creamy and delicious cheesecake. It does not use cream cheese like the American version but rather whole milk ricotta cheese and mascarpone cheese.

Ingredients 10 to 12 servings
2 Tbsp softened butter
1/2 c graham cracker or lemon flavored cookie crumbs
5 large eggs
1 c sugar
1/2 tsp salt
4 c ricotta cheese, drained
1 c mascarpone cheese
zest of 1 lemon
3 Tbsp lemon juice

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Brush an 8 inch springform pan with butter on the sides
and bottom and coat with the cookie crumbs.
3. Using a whisk attachment on a mixer, beat together eggs,
sugar and salt at high speed until foamy, about 2 minutes.
4. Add ricotta, mascarpone, lemon juice, and lemon zest and mix at
medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes.
5. Place the spring form pan on a baking sheet and pour batter into
pan. I usually put a little bit of water in the baking sheet so
that the top of the cheesecake does not dry out and crack.
6. Bake about 1 hour, until the center of the cheesecake is a little
soft and the edges are golden brown. Cool before serving.

Serve with fresh fruit or fruit filling on top.

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