Recipe courtesy of Scott Bieber
New York Cheesecake
- Level: Advanced
- Yield: 6 to 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 985
- Total Fat
- 55
- Saturated Fat
- 30
- Carbohydrates
- 114
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 103
- Protein
- 11
- Cholesterol
- 249
- Sodium
- 472
- Total: 13 hr 50 min
- Prep: 30 min
- Inactive: 12 hr
- Cook: 1 hr 20 min
Ingredients
Crust:
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
5 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
6 tablespoons melted butter
Filling:
24 ounces cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon zest (recommended: Meyer lemon)
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 eggs, separated
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons sugar
Topping:
12 ounces creme fraiche
2 tablespoons sugar
Cherry Confit, recipe follows
Serving suggestion: with a dessert wine (recommended: Alsatian Riesling).
Cherry Confit:
1 pound fresh cherries, pitted
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 vanilla bean, split
2 sprigs thyme (tied with string)
Directions
Special equipment:
a 9-inch non-stick Teflon coated spring form pan- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and butter together in a mixing bowl. Pour the mixture into the springform pan and using a mixing cup press the crumbs into the base. Using your fingers gently press crumbs into the sides of the pan. Bake for 6 minutes. Let cool.
- Filling:
- In a food processor, cream the cream cheese and the sugar together. Add the zest and vanilla, Blend until smooth. Add 5 egg yolks and heavy cream, pulse until smooth. Pour into a large clean bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until a soft froth forms. Add 2 tablespoons sugar slowly to the egg whites and continue to whisk until soft peaks form. Fold into cream cheese, a little bit at a time until fully integrated. Pour into the prepared springform pan. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until firm. Let cool for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- Topping:
- Mix the creme fraiche and sugar together and gently spread over the top of the cooled cheesecake. Bake for 5 minutes. Let cool until the topping is set or chill overnight and serve. Best served at room temperature.
- Serve with Cherry Confit.
Cherry Confit:
- In a medium non-corrosive saucepan place water, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and thyme. Bring to the boil, turn down heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Add cherries and simmer for 1 hour. If more liquid is needed add water. Continue to simmer until the cherry mixture is thick and the cherries are soft. Pour into a clean container and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Yield: 6 servings
- Cooking time: 1 hour 20 minutes