On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:13:47 +0100, "Emimec"
> wrote:

>Has anyone a recipe for what I call "American cheescake" please. The stuff
>you buy in the New York deli's is what I'm trying to make.
>The closest I ever bought here in London was supermarket made, and not quite
>the same.
>Bob
>
Depending on which area of New York, here is the lighter version,

Cheesecake


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
For the crust
1-½ cups ground almonds
¼ cup melted butter, cooled to room temperature
¼ cup sugar
For the cake
1 lb. Cream cheese -- softened
1 Lb. Ricotta cheese
2 cups sour cream
1-½ cups sugar
4 eggs, large at room temperature
¼ cup melted butter, cooled to room temperature
3 tbsp. all-purpose flour
3 tbsp. cornstarch
3 tbsp. Lemon juice
Zest of one lemon
1 Teaspoon of vanilla extract.
1 Teaspoon of almond extract


Spray a 9" spring form pan with cooking spray, and then line bottom
and sides with parchment paper.

Mix the ground almonds, sugar, and ¼ cup of melted and cooled
butter. Spread this mixture on the bottom of the spring form pan. Bake
this in a 350-degree oven for about 10 to15 minuets, until slightly
browned.

Cream the Ricotta, sugar, and cream cheese in a large bowl
Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one.
Add butter, flour, cornstarch, lemon juice, and vanilla & almond
extracts, and beat well.
Now fold or whip in the sour cream.

Pour this over the cooled crust that you made earlier.
Set oven to 325 degrees, bake cake, in center of oven for one hour.
The cake center will still be soft.
Turn of the oven and leave the cake in the oven for about 2 hours. DO
NOT OPEN THE DOOR.

After the two hours in the oven, remove to the counter and allow to
cool to room temperature. Then chill for 2 more hours, loosely
covered.
Remove from spring form pan to serving plate; remove the parchment
paper from the sides. Keep refrigerated.