CHEESECAKE WITH LEMON BALM

Pastry:
1 cup flour
4 Tbsp. butter or margarine
Pinch of salt

Filling:
4 Tbsp. butter or margarine
2 Tbsp. honey
12 oz. cream cheese
2 eggs, beaten
6 Tbsp. lemon balm, minced

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. First, make pastry. Sift flour and salt into medium bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add enough water to make a soft dough. Roll out to line a 7-inch quiche dish. Bake unfilled for 15 minutes. For filling: beat margarine, honey, and cream cheese together in a bowl until soft and creamy. Beat in eggs and fold in lemon balm. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Pour filling into baked pastry shell. Bake for 45 minutes or until filling is golden and set, but not cracked. Serve with whipped cream, or cover chilled cake with a thin layer of sour cream. Makes 6 servings.

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