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The thought of making a New York style cheesecake may seem intimidating even to experienced bakers. But in reality, the process involves very few ingredients and relatively little cooking time. By learning how to make a New York cheesecake at home, not only will you be able to make a fantastic dessert whenever you choose, but you can treat your friends and family to a wonderfully decadent treat!
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New York Cheesecake Tips
- Mix the filling at low speed to prevent surface cracks during the cooling process.
- Try using a ready-made graham cracker crust to cut down on preparation time.
- Cheesecake is done baking when the filling is firm, but still jiggles slightly.
- Add different ingredients like citrus zest to the filling for new flavors.
- To prevent cracks, run a knife between the container and the crust after the cheesecake has cooled.
- To prevent the filling spillage, place a cookie sheet under the cheesecake while baking.
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Baking & Cooling New York Cheesecake
This video provides some tips and hints about how to cool a New York Style cheesecake. The cheesecake will rise while cooking, and may even be taller than the springform pan it was baked in. When you take it out of the oven the center will still be jiggly, which is normal. Allow the cheesecake to cool at room temperature for 30 minutes, and then refrigerate until it is thoroughly chilled.
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Introduction
- The New York Cheesecake is a classic dessert that combines rich flavor with a smooth and silky texture.Chef Norm: Cheesecake Know How And since an indulgent slice of cheesecake is often bundled with a hefty bill at a nice restaurant or deli, it can be much more preferable to make it yourself. While it may seem laborious to produce a cake with such a unique texture, it's actually quite easy to make a perfect New York Cheesecake in your own kitchen.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 to 2 cups of crushed graham crackers
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup of granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup of unsalted butter
Equipment
- 1 plastic food storage bag (if crushing whole graham crackers)
- Rolling pin
- Measuring cups
- Mixing bowl
- Springform pan
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of butter
- 32 ounces of cream cheese
- 1 1/4 cups of granulated sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 2 egg yolks
Step 1: Make the Graham Cracker Crust
- A perfectly crumbly crust is just as important to a proper cheesecake as the rich filling. While ready made graham cracker crusts are commonly available in grocery stores, experienced bakers criticize ready made crusts for having a bland taste and unpresentable appearance.Start Cooking: Graham Cracker Pie Crust (February, 2008) Luckily, making your own crust is relatively simple:
- Place whole crackers into the large plastic food storage bag.
- Gently rock back and forth over the bag with your rolling pinAllRecipes: Graham Cracker Crust Recipe until you have crushed between 1 1/4 to 2 cups of crumbs.
- Combine the graham cracker crumbs, the butter and 1/3 to 1/4 cup of sugar into a mixing bowl.
- Mix the ingredients until they are all evenly distributed.
- Press the mixture firmly across the bottom and up the sides of the springform pan.
- Refrigerate the crust while you make the cheesecake filling.
Step 2: Prepare The Filling
- The filling of your cheesecake is just as easy to prepare as the crust:
- Make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature to make mixing easier, and to ensure a smooth overall mixture.ChefNorm.com: Cheesecake Know How
- Combine the cream cheese and 1 cup of sugar into a mixing bowl.
- Gently beat the ingredients until the form a smooth, creamy mixture.
- Add eggs one at a time, and continue mixing after adding each egg
- Beat until filling is evenly blended.
- Remove the graham cracker crust from your refrigerator.
- Fill the pie crust with the cheesecake filling.
Step 3: Bake the Cheesecake
- Baking will be the last, but most intensive step. Cheesecake is not a set-it-and-forget-it in the oven dessert. Because the final texture is so specific, you will need to check on your cheesecake frequently to make sure that it does not burn.
- Preheat your oven to 500 degrees.
- Bake the cheesecake for 15 minutes.
- Reduce the temperature of your oven to 250 degrees.
- Continue to bake the cheesecake for approximately 60 to 90 minutes. Check intermittently to make sure it has not burnt.
- The cheesecake is done baking when the filling is firm, but still jiggles slightly.Joy of Baking: Cheese Cake Recipe & Photo
- When done, remove the cheesecake from the oven and allow it to cool completely.
- Run a knife between the crust and the edge of the pan to prevent any cracks from forming during the cooling process.Chef Norm: Cheesecake Know How
- Once the cheesecake has cooled to room temperature, cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours.
Cheesecake Variations
- Because of cheesecake's relatively simple composition, it's very easily modified with new ingredients and flavors.Epicurious: New York Cheesecake Recipe While some variations of the New York Cheesecake are as simple as adding toppings to the basic recipe, some make dramatic changes to the ingredients:
- Chef Sarah Moulton decorates her cheesecake with blueberries and raspberries.Food Network: New York Cheesecake
- Stumpy's Delights from Buffalo, New York likes to add peppermint to their cheesecake.Epicurious: Peppermint Twist Cheesecake
- Adding cream of tartar can give your cheesecake an interesting taste.AllRecipes: New York Cheesecake
- Since it is relatively similar to pumpkin pie, there are many recipes which pair the two together as a pumpkin cheesecake!AllRecipes: Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe Search
- Other popular flavor variations include fruit cheesecakesAllRecipes: Fruit Cheesecake Recipe Search and chocolate cheesecakes.AllRecipes: Chocolate Cheescake Recipe Search
- Ingredients can even be substituted to make a cheesecake suitable for those on a diet.Cooks Recipes: Low Fat New York Cheesecake Recipe
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