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Almost Classic NY Cheesecake

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April 25, 2018
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    I guess you all know NY Cheesecake already. These rich and delicious but mostly pale cheesecakes every coffee shop around the world offers nowadays ;) Why are they all so pale and why is this one here still an NY Style Cheesecake even though it looks different? Important questions of life…! :P

    NY Cheesecake | Bake to the roots
    NY Cheesecake | Bake to the roots

    In every coffee shop around the world, they probably sell a cheesecake in one way or another. Most of the time it’s NY cheesecake because that type of cheesecake is very popular these days. These cheesecakes are normally very creamy and rich (in calories) – and most of the time very pale. So why do I call this one here NY Style Cheesecake even though it looks so dark? Well… NY cheesecakes were not always that light in color :P

    If you look at old cheesecake recipes, you can find descriptions that tell you to bake the cake until it gets a nice golden color. Like the cheesecakes you know from all over Europe. I guess that makes sense, cause Europeans brought the first cheesecake recipes to the US :P

    At some point, somebody must have said – let’s make the cheesecakes more light in color so we can add some strawberry sauce on top. That looks much better on a white cake ;) They also ditched the crust we still use in many European cheesecake recipes and replaced it with crushed cookies. Good idea actually ;)

    NY Cheesecake | Bake to the roots
    NY Cheesecake | Bake to the roots

    When taking cheesecake recipes from Europe to the US, they must have forgotten to take the recipe for “Quark” as well. In our cheesecakes, you can often find “Quark” aka. curd cheese – something Americans hardly know. Well… cream cheese works really nice as a replacement I think ;)

    So this one here has the ingredients of a regular NY cheesecake – more or less, cause I used chocolate cookies for the base – but got the look and feel of a cheesecake that is more rustic like the cheesecakes that came over with the Mayflower… just kidding. I doubt a cheesecake would have made it that far back in the days without a freezer :P

    Anyway – the cheesecake is delicious. End of story. Make it. Eat it. Get fat and happy!

    INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN

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    For the base:
    7 oz. (200g) chocolate cookies
    1/3 cup (65g) brown sugar
    zest of 1/2 organic lemon
    1/4 tsp. salt
    1/2 cup (120g) butter, melted

    For the filling:
    42 oz. (1,2kg) cream cheese, at room temperature
    1 1/3 cups (265g) sugar
    1 tbsp. lemon juice
    1/4 tsp. salt
    5 large eggs, at room temperature
    1 cup (230g) sour cream or Schmand, at room temperature
    2 tsp. vanilla extract

    Für den Boden:
    200g Schokoladenbutterkekse
    65g brauner Zucker
    Abrieb von 1/2 Bio-Zitrone
    1/4 TL Salz
    120g Butter, geschmolzen

    Für die Füllung:
    1,2kg Frischkäse, Zimmertemperatur
    265g Zucker
    1 EL Zitronensaft
    1/4 TL Salz
    5 Eier (L), Zimmertemperatur
    230g Schmand oder Sour Cream, Zimmertemperatur
    2 TL Vanille Extrakt

    NY Cheesecake | Bake to the roots
    NY Cheesecake | Bake to the roots

    DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG

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    1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9.5 inches (24cm) springform tin with baking parchment and grease lightly. Set aside. Add the chocolate cookies to a freezer bag and crush with a rolling pin or the back of a pot until you get fine crumbs. Add together with the brown sugar, lemon zest, and salt to a large bowl and mix with the melted butter until well combined. Pour the moist crumbs into the prepared tin and press to the bottom and sides – try to get a nice and high edge. Bake for 12-14 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool down. As soon as you can touch the cooled tin, wrap into two layers of aluminum foil – you want the tin to be waterproof for the next step. Set aside.

    2. Reduce the temperature of the oven to 320°F (160°C). Add the cream cheese to a large bowl and mix with the sugar for about 2-3 minutes. Add the lemon juice and salt and mix in. Add the eggs and mix in well. Add the sour cream (Schmand) and vanilla extract and mix again until well combined.

    3. Place the prepared springform tin with the cookie base on a large baking sheet with a high edge/rim (or a large baking tin). Pour the cheesecake filling into the springform tin on top of the cookie base up to the edge (almost). Place both – the filled springform tin and the baking sheet or large baking tin – in the oven and fill with hot water. The springform tin should be sitting in the water and the water should reach up to half of the hight of the springform – that’s why you need a waterproof layer of aluminum foil around the tin! Bake for 105-120 minutes – the cheesecake should have some color on top and the center should still be a bit wobbly. Turn off the oven, open the door a bit and leave the cheesecake inside for another 10 minutes, then take it out of the oven and place it on a wire rack for 10-15 minutes to cool down. Remove the aluminum foil, use a knife to loosen the cake from the tin. Let cool down completely, then cover and place in the fridge for at least 8 hours or overnight.

    1. Den Ofen auf 175°C (350°F) vorheizen. Eine 24cm (9.5 inches) Springform mit Backpapier auslegen und leicht einfetten. Die Butterkekse in einen Gefrierbeutel füllen, mit einem Nudelholz zu feinen Krümeln rollen/schlagen und dann in eine Schüssel geben – wer einen Mixer hat, kann natürlich auch den verwenden. Die Butter schmelzen und dann zusammen mit dem Zucker, Zitronenschale und Salz zur Schüssel dazugeben und alles gut verrühren, bis die Krümel gleichmäßig feucht sind. In die Springform schütten und festdrücken – der Rand sollte relativ hoch sein. Für 12-14 Minuten backen. Aus dem Ofen nehmen und abkühlen lassen. Sobald man die Form anfassen kann, sollte sie in zwei Lagen Aluminiumfolie eingeschlagen werden. Es soll eine möglichst Wasserdichte Abdeckung um die Form entstehen und bis zum Rand der Form reichen. Zur Seite stellen.

    2. Die Temperatur des Ofens auf 160°C (320°F) reduzieren. Den Frischkäse in eine große Schüssel geben und mit dem Zucker für etwa 2-3 Minuten verrühren. Den Zitronensaft und das Salz zugeben und unterrühren. Die Eier dazugeben und ebenfalls gut verrühren. Schmand und Vanilleextrakt unterrühren, bis die Masse glatt ist.

    3. Die in Alufolie eingeschlagene Springform in eine Fettpfanne mit hohem Rand stellen, die Cheesecake Füllung vorsichtig in die Form füllen – das wird fast bis ganz oben zum Rand gehen. Die Fettpfanne mit dem Käsekuchen vorsichtig in den Ofen schieben und dann die Fettpfanne mit kochendem Wasser befüllen. Die Springform sollt etwas zur Hälfte im Wasser stehen. Den Kuchen für 105-120 Minuten backen – der Käsekuchen sollte etwas Farbe bekommen haben, aber die Mitte darf ruhig noch etwas wackeln, wenn man an der Form rüttelt. Den Ofen ausschalten, die Tür einen Spalt offen lassen und den Käsekuchen im Innern für etwa 10 Minuten stehen lassen, dann herausnehmen und auf einem Kuchengitter in der Form für 10-15 Minuten abkühlen lassen. Dann die Folie entfernen und mit einem Scharfen Messer einmal um den Kuchen gehen, um ihn vom Rand zu lösen. Komplett abkühlen lassen, dann abdecken und für mindestens 8 Stunden oder über Nacht in den Kühlschrank stellen.

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    NY Cheesecake | Bake to the roots

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    • Prep Time: 30
    • Cook Time: 130
    • Total Time: 720
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    Delicious cheesecake classic: NY Cheesecake! Not the one you hardly see its baked – no it’s the real deal :P


    Ingredients

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    For the base

    • 7 oz. (200g) chocolate cookies
    • 1/3 cup (65g) brown sugar
    • zest of 1/2 organic lemon
    • 1/4 tsp. salt
    • 1/2 cup (120g) butter, melted

    For the filling

    • 42 oz. (1,2kg) cream cheese, at room temperature
    • 1 1/3 cups (265g) sugar
    • 1 tbsp. lemon juice
    • 1/4 tsp. salt
    • 5 large eggs, at room temperature
    • 1 cup (230g) sour cream or Schmand, at room temperature
    • 2 tsp. vanilla extract


    Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9.5 inches (24cm) springform tin with baking parchment and grease lightly. Set aside. Add the chocolate cookies to a freezer bag and crush with a rolling pin or the back of a pot until you get fine crumbs. Add together with the brown sugar, lemon zest, and salt to a large bowl and mix with the melted butter until well combined. Pour the moist crumbs into the prepared tin and press to the bottom and sides – try to get a nice and high edge. Bake for 12-14 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool down. As soon as you can touch the cooled tin, wrap into two layers of aluminum foil – you want the tin to be waterproof for the next step. Set aside.
    2. Reduce the temperature of the oven to 320°F (160°C). Add the cream cheese to a large bowl and mix with the sugar for about 2-3 minutes. Add the lemon juice and salt and mix in. Add the eggs and mix in well. Add the sour cream (Schmand) and vanilla extract and mix again until well combined.
    3. Place the prepared springform tin with the cookie base on a large baking sheet with a high edge/rim (or a large baking tin). Pour the cheesecake filling into the springform tin on top of the cookie base up to the edge (almost). Place both – the filled springform tin and the baking sheet or large baking tin – in the oven and fill with hot water. The springform tin should be sitting in the water and the water should reach up to half of the hight of the springform – that’s why you need a waterproof layer of aluminum foil around the tin! Bake for 105-120 minutes – the cheesecake should have some color on top and the center should still be a bit wobbly. Turn off the oven, open the door a bit and leave the cheesecake inside for another 10 minutes, then take it out of the oven and place it on a wire rack for 10-15 minutes to cool down. Remove the aluminum foil, use a knife to loosen the cake from the tin. Let cool down completely, then cover and place in the fridge for at least 8 hours or overnight.

    Notes

    • Enjoy baking!

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