Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 envelope dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2/3 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons dark rum
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Strawberry Compote

Method

  • Butter and flour 10-inch-diameter springform pan.
  • Combine flour, sugar, yeast, grated lemon peel, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in processor; blend 5 seconds.
  • Add chilled butter and cut in, using on/off turns, until mixture resembles coarse meal.
  • Add whole milk, egg yolks, and vanilla extract and blend until soft clumps form.
  • Using floured hands, gather dough into ball.
  • Press dough over bottom and 1 inch up sides of prepared pan.
  • Cover pan tightly with plastic wrap.
  • Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until slightly puffy, about 2 hours 15 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, and flour in large bowl until well blended.
  • Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
  • Add whipping cream, dark rum, grated lemon peel, and vanilla extract; beat until filling is smooth.
  • Transfer filling to crust (filling may be higher in pan than sides of crust).
  • Bake cheesecake until set in center and puffed at edges, about 40 minutes.
  • Cool cheesecake in pan on rack 15 minutes.
  • Cut around pan sides; release sides.
  • Cool cheesecake completely.
  • (Can be prepared 8 hours ahead.
  • Let cheesecake stand at cool room temperature.)
  • Cut cheesecake into wedges and serve with strawberry compote.