Thursday, May 29, 2008

lemon cheesecake

lemon cheesecake

crust:
3tbsp sugar
3tbsp softened butter
3/4 cup flour
3tbsp ground nuts
1pinch nutmeg
1pinch cardamom

filling:
1 1/2 cup fresh cheese
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 tbps oil
3 lemon (juice and zest)

mix the crust ingredients (add milk if needed) till the mixture crumbles. spread it in the tin and bake for 5min in preheated oven at 200°C. let it cool.
beat egg whites till foaming and set aside. combine with a mixer egg yolks, sugar, fresh cheese, lemon juice and oil. stir in lemon zest. pour the cheese filling in the tin and bake at 200°C for 5 min, then reduce the heat to 150°C and bake for 1hour. let the cake cool in the oven, then chill. serve with icig sugar.



after making the cheesecake i had to finish some lemon juice so for dinner i had some sauteed zucchini and yellow pepper with basil and lemon bechamel :)


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