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Wayne Boatwright
 
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Default Cheesecake Recipes

On Sun 22 Jan 2006 08:27:12p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

>> This is our all-time favorite...
>>
>> Regards,
>> Tracy R.
>>
>>
>> Montana's Mom's Dynamite Cheesecake
>>
>> ----CRUST----
>> 16 each graham crackers; crushed
>> 4 tablespoons butter
>> 1 tablespoon honey
>> 1 tablespoon flour ----FILLING----
>> 16 ounces cream cheese
>> 1/3 cup sugar
>> 4 large eggs
>> 1 teaspoon vanilla
>> 1 large lemon, juice and grated rind; yellow part only ----TOPPING----
>> 1 pint sour cream
>> 1/2 cup sugar
>> 1 teaspoon vanilla
>>
>> Crust: Mush up with fingers and press firmly into bottom of springform
>> pan.
>>
>> Filling: Blend until smooth and creamy. Pour on top of crust and bake
>> for 25 minutes (or until set) at 375 degrees. Cool.
>>
>> Topping: Blend. Pour on top of cooled filling and bake at 375 degrees
>> for 5 to 8 minutes.
>>
>> A MUST: Cheesecake must set in refrigerator for at least 12 hours
>> before it will be firm enough to slice well. If you get impatient and
>> cut it before it's completely set, the top will be runny.
>>
>> BTW, this is the *best* cheesecake in the world, bar none!
>>
>> Tracy's Notes: Ms. Katzen does not lie. This is the absolute best.
>>
>> Source: _The Moosewood Cookbook_ by Mollie Katzen

>
> I checked out from the library a new Moosewood cookbook "Simple
> Suppers." Looks very good. Good enough to buy -- although I think I own
> all the Moosewood/Mollie/etc. books and haven't opened them in some time
> now. I used to watch her programs faithfully a long time ago; I know
> that little boy of hers must be a family man by now. I like her
> 'simple' recipes.
>
> Did you bake this recipe yet? It seems different to put the cooled
> cheesecake back in at 375º, doesn't it. Wondering.
> Dee Dee
>
>
>


Speaking for myself, not really. I make several different cheesecakes that
have a sour cream topping and that procedure is pretty well standard. It's
just in there long enough to "set" the topping.

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