Choice

Today is blog for choice day. Choice means a lot of things to a lot of people. To me it means having the power to make choices about everything that affects me, and leaving other people to their own choices. Other people disagree, and I respect their choice to disagree.
Today I choose cheesecake. This recipe is straight from Allrecipes.com, but it looked pretty good and I think I'll try it this weekend - it uses low fat cream cheese and fat free condensed milk.
Ingredients:

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 (8 ounce) packages low fat cream cheese (NOT tub cream cheese)
• 2 tablespoons Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
• 1 (14 ounce) can EAGLE BRAND® Fat Free Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
• 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
• 3/4 cup egg substitute product, fat free, cholesterol free

Equipment:

• 9 inch springform
• Mixing bowl
• Mixer

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray bottom of 9-inch springform pan with non-stick cooking spray. Combine graham cracker crumbs and sugar; sprinkle evenly on bottom of pan.
2. In large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Slowly add flour; mix well. On low speed, add sweetened condensed milk. Mix until smooth. Add vanilla, lemon and orange peel and egg substitute product; mix just until blended. Pour filling into pan.
3. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until center is set. Cool 10 minutes; with thin knife, carefully loosen cheesecake from side of pan. Cool. Chill.