Cheesecake prewrite

I always start with an outline- so:

EDIT: Prof. Kerr wants a thesis, so: To understand the New York style cheesecake, examine the history of cheesecake in general, then the compostition of a NY cheesecake, and lastly the curcial ingredients of a NY style cheesecake.
I know that's a bit winding and difficult to understand, but it works for now.
I. Introduction:

• What exactly is a cheesecake? Pose the question, then answer. It is a custard with flour added. (Cookwise) How did that evolve? Pose question to be answered in next paragraph

II. History of the Cheesecake (narrowing to the NY style)

• What were the first recognizable cheesecakes? Pose, then answer.
• Discuss cheeses and how they change the texture.
• Invention of cream cheese in 1872

III. NY cheesecake

• Open with simple recipe.
• What is the purpose of each ingredient?
• How can it be changed?

IV. Explain the custard-flour link in more detail.

• What exactly happens?
• Explain how the texture is changed, with opposing examples

V. Summarize

• Identify 'turning points'
• Crucial ingredients
• Popularity

It seems like the basic form of this paper is turning out to be pose a question, answer the question; then lead into the next topic. The conclusion paragraph feels weak, but exigence is tough with a dessert as the topic. Maybe I could emphasize the popularity?