58
DESSERTS
Makes one 9-inch cake, 12 servings
Approximate pr
eparation time: 15 minutes, plus 3 hours
baking/resting and 6-plus hours cooling
Preheat oven to 325°F
. Place a large r
oasting pan on bottom
rack of oven and fill with 1 to 2 inches of water.
Butter one 9-inch springform pan.
Prepar
e the graham cracker crust according to r
ecipe below.
Press the graham cracker crust evenly into the pr
epared pan.
Insert the large metal chopping blade into the lar
ge 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 ingr
edients are
just
incorporated and homogenous, scraping the bowl as necessary.
Pour filling evenly into the prepar
ed pan and bake in the
middle of the oven. Add more water to r
oasting pan if any has
evaporated. Bake for 1 hour. T
urn
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)
|
carb. 38g
|
pro. 8g
|
fat 31g
|
sat. fat 18g
|
chol. 154mg
|
sod. 391mg
|
calc. 72mg
|
fiber 1g
BUTTER
TO
PREPARE
THE
PAN
1
RECIPE
G
RAHAM
C
RACKER
C
RUST
(
BELOW
)
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
,
ROOM
TEMPERATURE
This simple recipe pr
oduces perfect cheesecake every time.
CLASSIC CHEESECAKE
GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST
Makes one 9-inch pie crust, 12 servings
Approximate pr
eparation time: 2 minutes
Insert the large metal chopping blade into the lar
ge 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 ingr
edients 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)
|
carb. 10g
|
pro. 1g
|
fat 4g
|
sat. fat 2g
|
chol. 8mg
|
sod. 64mg
|
calc. 4mg
|
fiber 0g
½
OUNCES
GRAHAM
CRACKERS
,
ABOUT
1
SLEEVE
½
TEASPOON
GROUND
CINNAMON
2
TABLESPOONS
GRANULATED
SUGAR
3
TABLESPOONS
UNSALTED
BUTTER
,
MELTED