Recipes » Desserts » Labneh Tart (Cheesecake)

Ingredients

• Crust: (or whatever pie crust you like)
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 8 tbsp. butter, melted
• 1/4 tsp. vanilla
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• Filling:
• 1 lb. labneh
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 tsp. salt (fleur de sel is better)
• 3 eggs
• zest of 1 lemon, or meyer lemon

Preparation

Oven: 350F

Crust:
Whisk sugar, flour, salt. Stir in butter and vanilla until a dough forms. Press into a pie pan. Use a fork to prick all over.
Put pie weights or dried beans over a piece of parchment paper, bake 15 minutes until pale golden.
 Remove paper and weights, cook another 10 minutes until golden brown. LET COOL.
Filing:

Oven to 300F.
Whisk labneh, eggs, vanilla, sugar, lemon zest and salt until smooth. Pour into the crust. Bake 20-25 minutes until just set (like jello) in the center. Let cool.