Cheesecake
Recipe No.: W-45
InternationalAmerican (New York)90 minServes 10
Cheesecake is a dessert of soft fresh cheese and sugar with eggs or cream, often on a biscuit or pastry base. It is reputed to originate in ancient Greece, where cheese cakes were said to be served to athletes at the first Olympic Games, but its exact origin is uncertain; it evolved into its modern form around the 18th century.
Origin of the dish: United States (New York) — It is said its ancient roots are Greek, while the famous New York style is American
Ingredients for Cheesecake
- For the crust
- 200 gdigestive or graham biscuit crumbs
- 100 gmelted butter
- For the filling
- 900 gcream cheese at room temperature
- 200 gsugar and 3 tbsp flour
- 1 cup(240 g) sour cream
- 3eggs and 1 tsp vanilla (powder or alcohol-free)
- 1Grated zest of lemon
- To serve
- Strawberry or berry sauce and fresh fruit
Method
- Heat the oven to 160°C. Mix the biscuit crumbs with the butter, press into the base of a lined 23 cm springform pan and bake 10 minutes.
- Beat the cream cheese with the sugar and flour on low until smooth (without whipping in too much air).
- Beat in the sour cream, vanilla and lemon, then the eggs one at a time, mixing minimally.
- Pour onto the crust and bake 55 to 65 minutes until the edges set and the centre still wobbles slightly.
- Turn off the oven and leave the cake inside with the door slightly ajar for an hour, then chill at least 6 hours (or overnight) before serving.
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