INDIVIDUAL CHEESECAKES FROM WOMEN'S CONFERENCE

CHEESE CAKES
1 pkg. Vanilla Wafers
2 (8 oz.) blocks of softened cream cheese
3/4 C. sugar
2 eggs & 1 tsp. vanilla
Line a 6 cavity muffin tin with cup cake liners (foil may be best), and place 1 vanilla wafer in each cup. Cream together the cream cheese, sugar, eggs & vanilla. Fill each cup 3/4 of the way full. Bake @ 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Cheesecakes will "fall" after removing from oven. Cool & fill with curd or pie filling. You can garnish with a slice of strawberry, kiwi, or whatever! Serves 6.
LEMON CURD
1/2 C. fresh lemon juice
2 tsp. finely grated lemon zest
1/3 C. sugar
3 eggs
6 Tblsp. butter
In heavy pan, whisk together the lemon juice, zest, sugar & eggs. Stir in butter & cook over medium heat, whisking vigorously & continuously until the curd is thick enough to hold a ripple mark from the whisk & the 1st bubbles appear on the surface. (about 6-7 minutes.) Transfer to bowl and cover with plastic wrap to prevent skinning. Chill for a 2 hour minimum. Will keep up to a week. Makes about 1 1/2 cups