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Easter, Christ has Risen!
This is the most important feast date

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The Story of Easter: The Greatest Feast of the Year!

Easter is the celebration of Christ's resurrection from the dead. It is celebrated on Sunday, and marks the end of Holy Week, the end of Lent, the last day of the Easter Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday), and is the beginning of the Easter season of the liturgical year.

As we know from the Gospels, Jesus Christ rose from the dead on the third day following his crucifixion, which would be Sunday. His resurrection marks the triumph of good over evil, sin and death. It is the singular event which proves that those who trust in God and accept Christ will be raised from the dead.

Since Easter represents the fulfillment of God's promises to mankind, it is the most important holiday on the Christian calendar.

In the Gospels, the precise details of the Easter narrative vary slightly, but none of these variances are critical to the main story. In fact, it is argued that the variances are simply matters of style and not substance. Despite the variances, the key aspects of the Easter story all match. Above all, they agree that the tomb of Christ was indeed empty, which is the most essential fact.

Based on direct evidence from the mid-second century, it is believed that Easter was regularly celebrated from the earliest days of the Church.

The Easter date is movable and always falls on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Easter in the Roman Catholic Church is always on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox.

Most Catholics attend Easter Vigil at midnight, although the services can be lengthy because many sacraments are performed, such as baptisms and Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, during the Mass. Services during the daytime on Easter are shorter and well attended.

Sunrise services are common, but are distinctly Protestant. Sunrise services are gathered before dawn and reflect the arrival of the women at Jesus' tomb early in the morning. The services take place outdoors, often in church yards, cemeteries, or in parks, and are timed so the sun will rise during the course of worship.

Traditional family activities vary by region. In the United States, children often hunt for Easter eggs, which are often brightly-dyed hard boiled eggs, though they can be plastic eggs filled with candy or small denominations of money. Candy is a traditional gift for Easter as children often break their Lenten fasts with sweets. Adults tend to share bouquets of flowers, greeting cards, and may gather for a family meal. Such celebrations are often secularized and focused on children and family rather than the religious aspect of the holy day.

Following Easter Sunday, the season of Easter begins and lasts for seven weeks, ending with Pentecost.

Easter, Christ has Risen!
This is the most important feast or holiday of the Christian calendar.
This is the reason for all the Saints in heaven, their lives were in service to Jesus.

So Why Is Easter So Important?

Just to simplify, because this is the foundation for salvation, meaning how do Christians get to heaven and why? Christ died on the Cross for our sins so that we all may go to heaven, and all Christians believe this…

The path to salvation is a little different across Christian denominations and this is true for Catholics and Baptists. Baptists believe in prayer alone, just a simple prayer from one’s heart asking Christ to save them, whereas Catholics believe to be saved, you need to repent, have faith, and be baptized. If you commit a mortal sin, you need to repent, have faith, and go to confession. (Everyone goes to confession…so here are the steps for salvation.)

Catholic plan of Salvation

Step 1: Profess faith in Christ
Romans 10:9 …that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved

Step 2: Baptism, salvation begins with baptism. The Catholic Church teaches that through baptism a person receives spiritual life. “By the sacrament of Baptism, whenever it is properly conferred in the way the Lord determined and received with the proper dispositions of soul, man becomes truly incorporated into the crucified and glorified Christ and is reborn to a sharing of the divine life” (Vatican II, Decree on Ecumenism, chap. 3, II, 22, p. 427).

(*Pentecost: Act 2, Acts 2:38 38 Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.) (The repeated words in the bible show that being baptized is an important part of salvation, here are a few more: Acts 2:41… those who had received his word were baptized, John 3, Acts 8:12, Acts 8:26-40, Acts 8:37-38, Mark 16:16 “he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved”…)

*The story of Pentecost shows that the first Christians professed faith in Christ, they were baptized, became witnesses of Christ, and then showed acts of kindness…

Step 3: After baptism, a person is considered to be born again, saved by grace, and part of the Church. This new life is said to be nurtured and kept alive through Confirmation, Mass, Penance and the other *Catholic sacraments. Thus, we see that the Roman Catholic plan of salvation is faith in Christ/Holy Trinity plus + Baptism plus + Continuing in the Sacraments. (Vatican II, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Chap. 1, I, 5,6, pp. 23-24).

During Step 3: The Sacrament of Confirmation: is when the faith given in Baptism is now confirmed and made strong. Confirmation means accepting responsibility for your faith and destiny. The Holy Spirit is introduced to a Catholic the day that they are baptized, because the entire Holy Trinity are invoked at the ceremony. During Confirmation, God the Holy Spirit comes upon the person, accompanied by God the Father and God the Son, just as he did at Pentecost.

Step 4: What comes after salvation? Doing the Father’s will, meaning, living a moral life, doing good unto others by giving of one’s life in the service of good works. Dedicating your life to Christ. Behaving as Jesus would want us to. (Matthew 25:31-46, Exodus 20) One does not get to heaven by doing good works but they can fall out of grace if they are not living a holy life. If one has fallen out of Grace, see step 3 and confess as many times as needed. People will fall and this is ok and expected. One can see why being saved is so much more than Grace Alone and this is beautiful.

*There are seven sacraments of the Church

Baptism: You are born (again).
Holy Eucharist: You are fed.
Confirmation: You grow.
Penance: You need healing.
Anointing of the Sick: You recover.
Matrimony: You need family.
Holy Orders: You need leaders.

Baptist plan of Salvation (Baptist believe in prayer alone)

Step 1: The prayer of salvation, simply ask Jesus to come into your heart, ask him for forgiveness, and ask to be received into the kingdom heaven. That is it, you have been saved by grace alone, faith alone, & Christ alone. Once you have been saved by grace you may then take the next step in the Baptist church to become baptized but Baptist believe that baptism is not needed to enter the kingdom of heaven. (Example in the bible would be the reading of the Crucifixion: Jesus and the Good Thief, Luke 23:42-43 42 … “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!” 43 And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” The good thief had no time for anything but asking Jesus for forgiveness and he was still saved by Grace.)

Catholics believe in the story of the good thief but with privilege comes responsibility and Catholics are held to a higher stander since they have been taught through the Apostolic Succession. Christ wants to receive everyone into heaven but they have to illuminate goodness and choose the path of righteousness.

Catholic Prayers…

While learning about the Catholic faith I always found prayer something difficult to do as a Baptist. Being raised Baptist prayer is something done from one’s heart. Going to mass every Sunday with my family, was really overwhelming, because of the reciting of the Nicene Creed. One reason for me was the length of the prayer and second was the line in the prayer: I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. That line was so odd to me but now I understand fully why this line is needed. Quietly reading over this prayer was so interesting and enlightening to me because it states the life of Jesus, it is a profession of faith, and it is the path to salvation. The word creed comes from the Latin word credo, meaning “I believe.” A creed is a statement or profession of what members of the church believe as being essential and necessary. The Nicene Creed is a Christian statement of belief and it succinctly summarizes all that Catholicism regards as divinely revealed truth.

Prayer

Nicene Creed

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Visit

The tomb of Jesus Christ, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
The tomb of Jesus Christ is located in the center of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Tradition

Candy is a traditional gift for Easter as children often break their Lenten fasts with sweets, eggs, and dairy.

Egg Hunt: In the United States, children often hunt for Easter eggs, which are often brightly-dyed hard-boiled eggs, though they can be plastic eggs filled with candy or small denominations of money. Tradition states that men would hide the eggs for the women and children to find. This was a nod to the story of the resurrection, in which the empty tomb was discovered by women, Mary Magdalene. This tradition also symbolizes the egg as a metaphor for Jesus. The yolk is Jesus and the broken shell is the empty tomb on Easter day. Or that the egg is the Holy Trinity: An egg is made up of shell, white and yolk. God is like an egg in that He is 3-in-1 ... God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Mary Magdalene has an amazing Easter story on her page, which is July 22, as to why Easter Eggs are painted red.

The Parallels Easter and Passover

The parallels Easter and Passover: Both Easter and Passover revolve around the idea of rebirth. Jesus is born again, and the slaves are reborn into freedom. Both festivals link the idea of birth or rebirth with Easter eggs found in a hunt or served at Easter dinner and hard-boiled eggs are served at Passover dinner.

Why do we give eggs at Easter? For Christians, the custom of giving eggs at Easter celebrates new life. This is a symbol of his resurrection and the promise of eternal life.

Other traditions: adults tend to share bouquets of flowers, greeting cards, and gather for a family meal. Following Easter Sunday, the season of Easter begins and lasts for seven weeks, ending with Pentecost. Easter is also the oldest feast of the Christian Church, as old as Christianity, the connecting link between the Old and New Testaments.

The Feast

Easter is the principal feast of the ecclesiastical year. Leo I (Sermo xlvii in Exodum) calls it the greatest feast ( festum festorum ), and says that Christmas is celebrated only in preparation for Easter. It is the centre of the greater part of the ecclesiastical year. The order of Sundays from Septuagesima to the last Sunday after Pentecost, the feast of the Ascension, Pentecost, Corpus Christi, and all other movable feasts, from that of the Prayer of Jesus in the Garden (Tuesday after Septuagesima ) to the feast of the Sacred Heart (Friday after the octave of Corpus Christi ), depend upon the Easter date.

Commemorating the slaying of the true Lamb of God and the Resurrection of Christ, the corner-stone upon which faith is built, it is also the oldest feast of the Christian Church, as old as Christianity, the connecting link between the Old and New Testaments. That the Apostolic Fathers do not mention it and that we first hear of it principally through the controversy of the Quartodecimans are purely accidental. The connection between the Jewish Passover and the Christian feast of Easter is real and ideal. Real, since Christ died on the first Jewish Easter Day; ideal, like the relation between type and reality, because Christ's death and Resurrection had its figures and types in the Old Law, particularly in the paschal lamb, which was eaten towards evening of the 14th of Nisan.

In fact, the Jewish feast was taken over into the Christian Easter celebration; the liturgy ( Exsultet ) sings of the passing of Israel through the Red Sea, the paschal lamb, the column of fire, etc. Apart, however, from the Jewish feast, the Christians would have celebrated the anniversary of the death and the Resurrection of Christ. But for such a feast it was necessary to know the exact calendar date of Christ's death. To know this day was very simple for the Jews ; it was the day after the 14th of the first month, the 15th of Nisan of their calendar. But in other countries of the vast Roman Empire there were other systems of chronology.

The Romans from 45 B.C. had used the reformed Julian calendar; there were also the Egyptian and the Syro-Macedonian calendar. The foundation of the Jewish calendar was the lunar year of 354 days, whilst the other systems depended on the solar year. In consequence the first days of the Jewish months and years did not coincide with any fixed days of the Roman solar year. Every fourth year of the Jewish system had an intercalary month. Since this month was inserted, not according to some scientific method or some definite rule, but arbitrarily, by command of the Sanhedrin, a distant Jewish date can never with certainty be transposed into the corresponding Julian or Gregorian date (Ideler, Chronologie, I, 570 sq.). The connection between the Jewish and the Christian Pasch explains the movable character of this feast.

Easter has no fixed date, like Christmas, because the 15th of Nisan of the Semitic calendar was shifting from date to date on the Julian calendar. Since Christ, the true Paschal Lamb, had been slain on the very day when the Jews, in celebration of their Passover, immolated the figurative lamb, the Jewish Christians in the Orient followed the Jewish method, and commemorated the death of Christ on the 15th of Nisan and His Resurrection on the 17th of Nisan, no matter on what day of the week they fell. For this observance they claimed the authority of St. John and St. Philip.

In the rest of the empire another consideration predominated. Every Sunday of the year was a commemoration of the Resurrection of Christ , which had occurred on a Sunday. Because the Sunday after 14 Nisan was the historical day of the Resurrection, at Rome this Sunday became the Christian feast of Easter. Easter was celebrated in Rome and Alexandria on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox, and the Roman Church claimed for this observance the authority of Sts. Peter and Paul. The spring equinox in Rome fell on 25 March; in Alexandria on 21 March. At Antioch Easter was kept on the Sunday after the Jewish Passover.

In Gaul a number of bishops, wishing to escape the difficulties of the paschal computation, seem to have assigned Easter to a fixed date of the Roman calendar, celebrating the death of Christ on 25 March, His Resurrection on 27 March (Marinus Dumiensis in P.L., LXXII, 47-51), since already in the third century 25 March was considered the day of the Crucifixion (Computus Pseudocyprianus, ed. Lersch, Chronologie, II, 61). This practice was of short duration. Many calendars in the Middle Ages contain these same dates (25 March, 27 March) for purely historical, not liturgical, reasons (Grotenfend, Zeitrechnung, II, 46, 60, 72, 106, 110, etc.). The Montanists in Asia Minor kept Easter on the Sunday after 6 April (Schmid, Osterfestberechnung in der abendlandischen Kirche).

The First Council of Nicaea (325) decreed that the Roman practice should be observed throughout the Church. But even at Rome the Easter term was changed repeatedly. Those who continued to keep Easter with the Jews were called Quartodecimans (14 Nisan) and were excluded from the Church. The computus paschalis , the method of determining the date of Easter and the dependent feasts, was of old considered so important that Durandus (Rit. div. off., 8, c.i.) declares a priest unworthy of the name who does not know the computus paschalis . The movable character of Easter (22 March to 25 April) gives rise to inconveniences, especially in modern times. For decades scientists and other people have worked in vain for a simplification of the computus, assigning Easter to the first Sunday in April or to the Sunday nearest the 7th of April. Some even wish to put every Sunday to a certain date of the month, e.g. beginning with New Year's always on a Sunday, etc. [See L. G?nther, "Zeitschrift Weltall" (1903); Sandhage and P. Dueren in "Pastor bonus" (Trier, 1906); C. Tondini, "L'Italia e la questione del Calendario" (Florence, 1905).]
http://www.catholic.org/lent/easter.php

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Menu:

Breads
Antipasto

Deviled Eggs

Ham

Lasagna

Kielbasa

Pierogies
Vegatbles

Potato Salad

Creamed Corn

Lemon Tart

Cheese Cake

Coconut Cake

Recipes:

Paska

2 TBSP active dry yeast
12 cups plus 1 tablespoon sifted all-purpose flour
2/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons warm water, 100 degrees to 110 degrees
2 cups warm milk, 100 degrees to 110 degrees
6 large eggs, 3 whole, 3 separated, room temperature
8 large egg yolks, room temperature
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Zest of 1 lemon
Zest of 1 orange
3 tablespoons rum or brandy
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pans
1/2 cup vegetable oil

Directions:

In a medium bowl, combine yeast, 1 tablespoon flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, and warm water. Mix until smooth. Set bowl aside until mixture is bubbly, 10 minutes.
Add 4 cups flour and milk to yeast mixture. With a wooden spoon, mix until well combined. Cover with plastic wrap, and let rise at room temperature until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
In the bowl of a heavy-duty electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat 3 whole eggs, 8 egg yolks, and sugar until light and pale yellow, about 5 minutes. Add the yeast mixture. Add salt, vanilla extract, lemon and orange zests, rum or brandy, melted butter, and vegetable oil. Whisk on medium speed until combined.
Remove whisk attachment from machine, and fit with the dough-hook attachment. With mixer on medium-low speed, gradually add enough of the remaining 8 cups flour until dough comes away from side of bowl. Transfer dough to a clean work surface. Knead dough, adding any remaining flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer dough to a large bowl, and cover with a cloth or plastic wrap. Place in a warm spot away from drafts, and let it rise until doubled in size, 1 to 2 hours.
Place rack in lower two-thirds of oven, and heat to 350 degrees. Butter two 9-inch ovenproof saucepans. Cut a piece of wax paper about 2 inches longer than the circumference of the saucepan. Fold this in half crosswise to make a double thickness. Place inside the saucepan, patting it to adhere to the butter. The collar should extend 3 to 4 inches above the rim of the saucepan. Seal the 2-inch flap with more butter.
When dough has doubled in bulk, punch down, and set aside one-third of dough in a medium bowl covered with plastic wrap for decorations. Divide remaining two-thirds dough evenly between saucepans. Place bowl and saucepans of dough in a warm place to rise for about 30 minutes.
On a clean work surface, shape reserved dough into desired motifs: suns, crosses, rosettes, birds, braids, scrolls, etc. Keep any dough that is not being used covered with plastic to prevent it from drying out. Brush surface of risen dough in saucepans with 3 lightly beaten egg whites. Attach decorative dough ornaments, using a toothpick if necessary to secure to loaves. Place in a warm place to rise until it reaches almost the top of pans, 20 to 30 minutes. In a small bowl, whisk together remaining 3 egg yolks with 1 tablespoon water. Brush egg wash on surface of loaves. Bake for 10 minutes; lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees, and bake for an additional 50 minutes. Cool paska in pans for 30 minutes. When bread has cooled but is still warm, gently remove from pans, and transfer to a rack to cool.

Special Note:
Before you even taste the slightly sweet, faintly citrus flavor of a loaf of paska, you're captivated with the visual appeal of this classic Ukrainian Easter bread. During baking, paska, often capped with elaborate twists and curls, rises high out of its pan in a deep golden puff. It's almost hard to imagine cutting into these beautifully intricate loaves, which have been staples of the Ukrainian Easter celebration for centuries.

Of course, paska is not just bread: The sculpted-dough designs adorning the top carry symbolic meanings. Many patterns originated during the spread of Christianity in A.D. 988; others can be traced back to native Ukrainian indigenous religions. Ukrainian peasants felt strong connections to the land and the grains that grew there, and rituals, charms, songs, gestures, and movements grew around the act of baking paska. In fact, baking it was one of the most serious undertakings of the year. According to legend, you could predict the future from the outcome of the bread -- a full, nicely shaped loaf indicated a good year to come. Paska can be enjoyed on its own or put to use in a uniquely flavorful sandwich. Try it plain or toasted with butter, or spread it thickly with homemade mayonnaise, and layer it with ham.

Symbols Used on Traditional Paska

Triangle: the Trinity

Fish: Christ, the fisherman

Sun: life, growth, and good fortune

Flowers: love, charity, and goodwill

Wheat: good health and wishes for a good harvest

Evergreens: health and eternal youth

Cross: the death and the resurrection of Christ

12-pointed star: Christ and his 11 faithful apostles

Birds: fertility and wish-fulfillment

Dots: stars in the heavens

Deer, horses, and rams: prosperity

Waves and ribbons circling an egg: eternity

Pussy willows: Palm Sunday

Pine branches and trees: youth and health

Acorns: fertility

Babka

2 cups milk
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter
2 envelopes (2 tablespoons) dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
4 large eggs
4 large egg yolks
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Zest of 2 oranges
Zest of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon orange-flavored liqueur
9 cups sifted unbleached AP flour
1 cup slivered almonds, chopped
1 cup raisins
1 cup golden raisins
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar (optional)
1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar (glaze)
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon water

Directions:

In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, scald milk. Add butter and stir until melted. Remove pan from heat and let mixture cool to lukewarm.
In a small bowl, stir yeast into warm water; let sit for 5 to 10 minutes, or until foamy.
In a large bowl, beat eggs, yolks, and sugar until thick. Add salt, zests, vanilla, and liqueur. Stir to combine. Stir in milk mixture, then yeast.
Add flour, a cupful at a time, until dough is moist but not sticky, mixing with a wooden spoon or your hands. Stir in almonds and raisins.
Knead dough on a floured board, adding more flour if dough is too sticky, until dough comes away from your hands, about 6 minutes. Place dough in a very large buttered bowl.
Cover dough with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down and let rise again until doubled, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter three 9- or 10-inch kugelhopf or angel-food cake pans. Sprinkle pans with a tablespoon of confectioners' sugar, if desired. Divide dough into 3 portions; arrange in pans and cover loosely. Let dough rise to tops of pans, about 30 minutes.
Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until cakes are golden brown and tops make a hollow sound when tapped with knuckles. Cool for 5 minutes in pans; turn out onto racks and cool for 20 minutes more.
Spoon glaze onto babka, allowing it to drip over sides.

Use a bundt pan to form a crown of thorns!

Easter Cheese
XB means:

"Christos Voskrese!" - "Christ is Risen!"

Polish Easter Cheese is called Paskha which has eggs and spices in it but my family loves fresh ricotta cheese instead.
This cheese is often formed into a mold; Pascha Cheese Mold "Pasochnitsa."
Before molding sometimes dried fruit or honey is added to the cheese.

Fresh Ricotta Cheese

Simple to make from scratch, you'll have a tough time buying it at the store after making it at home.

It's unbelievably rich flavor and creamy texture will have you wishing to eat it by the spoonful.

Ingredients:

4 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Directions:

1. Place all ingredients in a 2 quart saucepan. Slowly bring to a boil over medium to medium-high heat, until curds begin to form (190 to 200 degrees F.)

2. Remove from heat and pour into a cheesecloth-lined fine mesh sieve set over a large bowl. Let drain for 15 minutes. Gather cloth around the ricotta and gently squeeze out a little more liquid. Don't squeeze it dry or you'll end up with dry ricotta... leave some moisture in there.

3. Place fresh ricotta in airtight container & refrigerate for up to 2 days.

Potato Salad

6 eggs, boiled, chopped
1 pound bacon, fried, sliced thin
1 bunch green onions, sliced thin
1 english cucumber, sliced thin, salted & drained well
12 oz frozen peas & carrots, cooked
4 pounds, yukon gold potatoes, cooked & diced
Mayonnaise, enough to cover everything
salt & pepper TT

Directions:

Mix everything together, chill, and serve.

Kelley's Cheese Cake

5 (8 oz) pkgs cream cheese, softened
1 3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
5 eggs
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup heavy cream

Crust

2 cups crushed oreos or graham cracker
1 stick salted butter, melted
1/4 cup sugar

Directions:

Pre-Bake Crust for 10 minutes on a lined pan at 350 degrees
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
Make Filling:
In a large bowl of electric mixer, combine cheese, sugar, flour, lemon and orange peel, and vanilla.
Beat at high speed, just to blend.
Beat in eggs and egg yolks, one at a time.
Add cream, beating just until well combined. Pour mixture into springform pan.
Bake 10 minutes.
Reduce temperature to 250 degrees F and bake 1 hour longer.
Then top with Sour Cream Mixture:
2 cups of Sour Cream, 1 cup sugar, and lemon juice
Bake 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees.