Cheesecake- Pike

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CHEESECAKE - PIKE

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cheesecakes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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500 g Graham cracker crumbs
100 g Melted butter
20 g White sugar
2 1/2 ml Ground cinnamon
700 g Cream cheese
150 g Sugar
3 Eggs
60 ml Lemon juice
10 ml Grated lemon rind
10 ml Vanilla
500 ml Sour cream
30 g Sugar
5 ml Vanilla
100 g Sugar
25 ml Cornstarch
1 ml Salt
170 ml Water
75 ml Lemon juice
1 Egg yolk -- WELL BEATEN.
15 g Butter

1. Preheat oven to 175 øC . Combine crust
ingredients. Press crust on bottom
and sides of buttered 25 cm springform pan. Bake 5
minutes, and cool.

2. Beat cheese until soft. Add sugar and blend well.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Mix
in the lemon rind and the vanilla, and add
to the mixture. Pour into the pre-baked crust, and
bake 35 minutes.

3. Combine topping ingredients, spread on top of
cheesecake, and return to oven immediately. Bake 10-12
minutes and remove from oven.

4. Combine dry glaze ingredients; add liquid glaze
ingredients. Cook over low heat until thick. Add 15 g
of butter. Cool, and spread this glaze on the
cake before the glaze thickens too much.

Author's Notes:
This is from a dessert-chef friend of a regular-chef
friend, and apparently won some award. I've had
cheesecakes that I think are more impressive
(including one I can make), but I think I'm something
of a cheesecake connoisseur. If I want to blow
people's socks off, this is the one I cook. I
think that every time I've served it to a new group,
at least one person has
said ``That was the best cheesecake I've ever had.''

Some pointers: this is the traditional crust, but I
often use a more floury-baked-pie-crust-like one. It's
not too critical. The magic to getting
the texture perfect is in howyou beat the cheese. I
use a kitchen aid, work slowly, scrape the bowl often,
and ALWAYS USE ROOM TEMPERATURE EVERYTHING. Using cold
cream cheese guarantees lumps. Don't beat too hard
before putting
in the sugar, but make sure it's even and fluffy
before the eggs go in. Then
again, don't overbeat. It takes practice. I've been
known to make it with no
sugar or vanilla in the topping, and I think it's more
interesting. but the contrast between the layers may
confuse those accustomed to restaurant cheesecakes.
The glaze is easy as glazes go, but treat it properly.
In particular, stir constantly until it's thick, but
don't stir hard or you'll break down the starch.

Difficulty : rather difficult (timing is critical.)
Precision : measure carefully.

Recipe By : Rob Pike, research!rob AT&T Bell
Laboratories, Murray Hill,



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