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New York Cheesecake
This is the perfect cheesecake recipe that will not let you down
Recipe Category:
Baking
Makes enough for:
1
cheesecake
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Adapted From The Ultimate Snowflake Collection page 103
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Ingredients
for the pastry
175
g
flour, sifted,
plus extra for dusting
125
g
butter, cubed,
plus extra for greasing
50
g
fructose
1
lime, zest only
1
egg yolk, lightly beaten
for the filling
500
g
low fat cream cheese
250
g
smooth cottage cheese
315
g
fructose
1
lime, juice only
34
g
flour
4
eggs
2
egg yolks
50
mls
cream, whipped
170
g
fruit concentrate
(optional)
fresh fruit of choice for decorating
Method
for the pastry
Place the flour into a food processor
Add the butter and pulse until it resembles fine breadcrumbs
Add the fructose, zest and egg yolk
Process until the dough comes together
Lightly dust your work surface and knead the dough lightly, until soft
Flatten into a disc and cover with cling film
Place into the fridge and leave to rest for 30 minutes
Line the bottom of a spring form tin and butter the sides
Roll the pastry disc out until it is the same size as the bottom of the tin
Place the pastry disc into the tin and push out using your fingers until the pastry is lined up completely with the edge
Place into the fridge
Preheat the oven to 190° Celsius
Bake the pastry blind for 10 minutes
Remove the baking paper and beans
Set aside to cool while you make the filling
for the filling
Preheat the oven to 160° Celsius
Place the cream cheese, cottage cheese, fructose, lime juice and flour into a mixing bowl
Whisk on a low setting until smooth
Place the eggs and egg yolks into a small mixing bowl, and whisk to slacken
Add the eggs slowly to the cream cheese mixture, making sure they are properly mixed in
Gently whisk in the cream
Pour the fruit concentrate into the mixture and swirl in to get a ripple effect
Pour the filling onto the pastry base
Bake for 10 minutes and then reduce the temperature to 140° Celsius
Baking for 45 minutes
Switch the oven off and leave the cheesecake in for 15 minutes
Remove from the oven and set aside to cool in the tin
Remove from the tin, place onto a serving plate and decorate with fresh fruit