On 5/19/2016 at 10:09 AM, Hrothgar said:I wonder if the Thanks for the crepes writer could share that recipe also.
There are many recipes for cheesecakes cooked without a water bath, and here's a favorite. It comes from my 1997 edition of "The Joy of Cooking" by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker.
Cheesecake Cocaigne
They recommend a graham cracker crust. Since I'm not a big graham cracker fan, I usually go with a shortbread or chocolate or vanilla wafer crumb crust. I will blind bake all of these to toastiness first. They call for a 10 inch springform or cake pan.
You want to preheat your oven to 300 F.
In a mixing bowl, beat until creamy, and this'll take about half a minute
1-1/2 pounds cream cheese (I use Neufchatel, with good results)
Beat in incrementally
1 c sugar (I reduce)
1 t vanilla or 1/4 t almond extract
Beat in one at a time
3 large eggs
Spoon batter into your pan with the crust and level out. Place on a baking sheet and bake about 45-55 minutes until the center is still a little jiggly when the pan is tapped. Let cool on a rack for at least an hour.
They call for a very vanilla sweetened sour cream topping. I never use it, opting for lightly sweetened berries in season or frozen in winter. I can't vouch for the sour cream topping, but here it is.
1 c sour cream
1/4 c sugar
1 T vanilla (yes, 1 Tablespoon!)
1/8 t salt
Cover and refrigerate minimum 3 hours, and preferably 24 hours before service.
It really couldn't get much simpler, but man, this is good!
Edit: Oops! I lost the first post where I said they call for all ingredients for the batter at room temp. I do this by taking out the cream cheese and placing it on a heat sink like my metal stove top in its wrapper well before I get ready to prepare the batter. This can also be done in the microwave gently at low power, but don't leave it in its metallic wrapper like I did once. I thought it was silver plastic because it is so flexible, but it has enough metal content to cause arcs in a microwave.
I take the eggs and place in a pitcher of warm water in their shells.
