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This simple recipe produces perfect cheesecake every time .
butter to prepare the pan
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24
ounces cream cheese
room temperature
1½
cups Granulated suGar
½
teaspoon salt
4
larGe eGGs
room temperature
1
teaspoon pure vanilla
extract
¾
cup ricotta
room temperature
¾
cup sour cream
temperature
½
ounces Graham crackers
1
about
sleeve
½
teaspoon Ground
cinnamon
2
tablespoons Granulated
suGar
3
tablespoons unsalted
,
butter
melted
DESSERTS
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CLASSIC CHEESECAKE
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GRAHAm CRACKER CRUST
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makes one 9-inch cake, 12 servings
Approximate preparation time: 15 minutes, plus 3 hours
baking/resting and 6-plus hours cooling
Preheat oven to 325°F. Place a large roasting pan on bottom
rack of oven and fill with 1 to 2 inches of water.
Butter one 9-inch springform pan.
Prepare the graham cracker crust according to recipe below.
Press the graham cracker crust evenly into the prepared pan.
Insert the large metal chopping blade into the large work bowl
of the Cuisinart
Food Processor. Cut each block of cream
®
cheese into 6 pieces and place into the work bowl; pulse 10
times and then process for 45 seconds. Scrape the bowl and
add the sugar and salt; process for an additional 30 to 45
seconds until smooth. With the machine running, add the eggs
one at a time with the vanilla, until just incorporated. Add the
ricotta and sour cream and pulse until all ingredients are just
incorporated and homogenous, scraping the bowl as necessary.
Pour filling evenly into the prepared pan and bake in the
middle of the oven. Add more water to roasting pan if any has
evaporated. Bake for 1 hour. Turn the oven off and let the cake
rest in the oven. Do not open the oven door until 2 hours have
elapsed.
Remove cheesecake and place on a cooling rack. Once
completely cool, wrap well with plastic and refrigerate for at
least 6 hours before serving.
Serve with fresh berries and Raspberry Sauce (page 65).
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 456 (60% from fat)
|
sat. fat 18g
chol. 154mg
makes one 9-inch pie crust, 12 servings
Approximate preparation time: 2 minutes
Insert the large metal chopping blade into the large work bowl
of the Cuisinart
Food Processor. Break crackers in fours and
®
place in the work bowl; pulse until finely chopped, about 10 to
12 long pulses. Add the cinnamon and sugar and process for
15 seconds. Add the butter and process until ingredients are
well combined, about 45 seconds.
Press even amounts of crust into a 9-inch pie or cake plate.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 78 (44% from fat)
|
sat. fat 2g
chol. 8mg
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carb. 38g
pro. 8g
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|
sod. 391mg
calc. 72mg
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carb. 10g
pro. 1g
|
|
sod. 64mg
calc. 4mg
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fat 31g
|
fiber 1g
|
|
fat 4g
|
fiber 0g
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