Traditional Cheesecake

 

Traditional Cheesecake Recipe

 

 

Being currently in the United States for professional reasons not to talk about how one of the emblem of the American pastry cakes, the Cheesecake!

 

 

A cake that despite it’s reputation in France has nothing heavy, overloaded but well done shows some finesse. Below you will find the traditional recipe for cheesecake, do not hesitate to personify, to experiment with different flavors. The recipe is the same you just need to add the desired fruit.

 

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Time: 1h

People (6 people)

For the crust:

  • 200 grams of gingerbread biscuits (Petit Beurre or something like that)
  • 80 grams of butter

For the filling:

For the crust:

  • 500 grams of natural cheese / cream cheese
  • 250 g of white sugar

For the unit:

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • The zest of 1/2 lemon and 1/2 lime
  • 3 whole eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 100 grams of white sugar
  • 100 g of brown sugar
  • 45cl sour cream

 

vert-de-vin-recette-cheesecake (4)Preparation:

  1. Place the oven rack in the center of it (not too low or high, but in the middle)
  2. Preheat oven to 160 ° C
  3. Mix the biscuits and stir in the butter (butter should be softened or melted, so remember to take it out of the fridge before)
  4. Line the bottom of a cake pan with the preparation (made ​​up of 0.5 cm dough on the sides as to form an “L”)
  5. Bake for 10 minutes
  6. Combine cheese, sugar, eggs (3 whole eggs + 1 yellow) , sour cream and vanilla and whisk (or mix ) until all the mixture is smooth
  7. Pour in the lemon juice and zest and mix until homogeneous (must preparation has a creamy consistency
  8. Brush sides of pan with butter
  9. Pour into prepared pan, smooth
  10. Bake for 25 minutes in the oven (still 160 ° c)
  11. Once finished turn the oven cooking, open it slightly and the oven door and leave the cake for 1:30
  12. Put the cake in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours

Helpful Tip: For service or kind of course you can decorate with candied lemon peel or accompany a red fruit coulis / tea (it also works very well with mango coulis ) .

 

vert-de-vin-langlois-chateau-loire (21)Side food and wine pairing :

  • Champagne (France)
  • Gewurstraminer Alsace, late harvest (France)
  • Crémant de Loire (France)
  • Sparkling Wine from Carneros (California – Napa)
  • A white sparkling of Saumur (France)
  • Asti Spumante (sparkling) – (Italy – Piémont)
  • A Loupiac (France)

 

Enjoy!

 

Choukroun Chicheportiche

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