New York Chesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Crust
    1 1/2 cups graham crackers
    1/3 cup sugar
    6 tablespoons butter, softened
    1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    Topping
    5 cups fresh blueberries
    1/3 cup sugar
    4 tablespoons water
    Cream cheese filling
    5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
    1 3/4 cups sugar
    1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla
    5 large eggs
    2 large egg yolks
    1/2 cup heavy cream
    1 tablespoon butter
    2 tablespoons flour
Preparation
    Crust: Grease and flour the springform pan. Crush Graham Crackers in a ziplock bag. Mix all other ingredients. Press on to the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake 7 minutes at 375 degrees. Cool for 30 minutes in fridge.
    Topping:Put berries in a sauce pan with sugar and water. Heat until bubbly. Set aside.
    Cheesecake: Have all ingredients at room temperature. Preheat oven to 500*. Beat in a large bowl until creamy for 30 seconds 5 8oz packages of cream cheese. Scrape sides of bowl and beaters well. Gradually add and beat until creamy, 1 to 2 minuutes:
    1 3/4 cups sugar.
    Beat in: 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest.
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
    Beat in one at a time just until incorporated, scaping the sides of the bowl with each addition:
    5 large eggs.
    2 large egg yolks.
    on low speed, beat in :
    1/2 c heavy cream.
    Scrape the batter into the crust and smooth the top. Bake for 15 minutes at 500*F, then reduse the oven temperature to 200*F for one hour more.
    Turn the oven off and pop the oven door open with the handle of a wooden spoon and let the cake cook down in the oven for 30 minutes. Removeto a rack and let cook completely in the pan before unmolding. Cover and refridgerate for at least 6 hours, preferably 24 hours before serving.

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