Perfect Cheesecake Recipe

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Ingredients
19
Count
Nutrition
7881
Calories
Total time
1500
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. *Crust*.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  3. Combine flour, graham crumbs, sugar and salt in a bowl. Add melted butter and mix until an even crumbly texture.
  4. Press crust into a lightly greased 10-inch springform pan, pressing up the sides a bit.
  5. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Allow to cool.
  6. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F.
  7. *Filling*.
  8. Cream cheese until smooth and fluffy, scraping sides of bowl frequently. Gradually add sugar, again scraping sides often. Add in flour, scraped seeds from vanilla bean, vanilla extract, lemon zest and salt and mix well.
  9. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition and again, scraping sides.
  10. Scrape filling into springform pan. Place into a baking pan with edges, and fill pan with boiling water 1 inch up the sides.
  11. Bake cheesecake for 90 minutes with the oven door cracked open slightly. Allow cake to sit at room temperature for an hour before chilling. It is essential to chill overnight.
  12. Gently run a knife around the edge of the cheesecake before removing springform ring. Cheesecakes cut best with a hot, dry knife.
  13. *Sugared Lemon Zest*.
  14. Slice off the top and tail of the lemons and score the lemons lengthwise about five times. Pull the scored peel off the lemons, as if peeling an orange. Julienne the peel segments (slice thinly lengthwise).
  15. Blanch the peel in a pot of boiling water for 2 minutes and drain (this cooks out the bitterness). Return zest to pot with 1 cup sugar and 1 cup boiling water and simmer until zest appears translucent, about 15 minutes.
  16. Drain well (you can reserve the syrup to poach fruits or brush onto a lemon loaf). Spread zest onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and let dry for a few hours (4-6). Toss zest with remaining 1/4 cup sugar to coat. Zest will keep in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
  17. *Sugared Pansies*.
  18. Whisk egg white until foamy, but not fully whipped.
  19. Brush or dip flowers with egg white delicately and dip into sugar. Set on a baking pan to dry. Flowers should last a few days in an airtight container.
  20. *To Assemble*.
  21. Arrange sugared zest around outside edge of cheesecake and dot top with sugared pansies.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 7880.81 Kcal (32995 kJ)
Calories from fat 4678.4 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 519.82g 800%
Cholesterol 2309.55mg 770%
Sodium 5752.91mg 240%
Potassium 2390.35mg 51%
Total Carbs 691.2g 230%
Sugars 446.44g 1786%
Dietary Fiber 16.77g 67%
Protein 130.4g 261%
Vitamin C 92.2mg 154%
Vitamin A 1.1mg 38%
Iron 12.4mg 69%
Calcium 1352.3mg 135%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 314.81 Kcal (1318 kJ)
Calories from fat 186.89 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.77g 800%
Cholesterol 92.26mg 770%
Sodium 229.81mg 240%
Potassium 95.49mg 51%
Total Carbs 27.61g 230%
Sugars 17.83g 1786%
Dietary Fiber 0.67g 67%
Protein 5.21g 261%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 154%
Iron 0.5mg 69%
Calcium 54mg 135%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 200.1
    Points
  • 219
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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