SC - OOP Pumpkin Cheesecake ( was Re: Librarians)
harper at idt.net
harper at idt.net
Wed Nov 22 18:55:11 PST 2000
And it came to pass on 22 Nov 00, , that Prydwen wrote:
> At 08:17 PM 11/22/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> > and the cream
> >cheese is waiting to be turned into pumpkin cheesecake.
>
> <Drool!> Er, is there an available recipe for this, as I haven't run into
> it before?
> Prydwen
Well, I was going to wait until I'd tried it before sharing the recipe,
but it's from the www.betterbaking.com website, which has often
supplied me with wonderful recipes for special occasions.
Pumpkin and Ginger Snap Cheesecake
Crust:
1/2 cup finely crushed ginger snaps
1/2 cup finely ground walnuts
2 tablespoons brown sugar
5 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Cake:
2 1/2 pounds cream cheese, room temperature
1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed firmly
5 large eggs
2 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
2 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon mace
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1 tablespoon pure vanilla
3/4 cup evaporated milk
Garnish:
whipped cream
ginger snap halves
grated nutmeg
1/4 cup ground walnuts
Preheat oven to 425 F.
For crust, combine ginger snap crumbs, walnuts, brown sugar,
butter and press into the bottom of a 9 or 10 inch springform pan.
Chill while preparing cheesecake batter.
For cake, cream the cheese on slow mixer speed with the
sugar until well-blended. Add eggs and yolks and blend on low
speed until blended. Add pumpkin puree, flour, cinnamon, ginger,
mace, cloves, vanilla and evaporated milk, scraping sides and
bottom of mixing bowl often, until smooth.
Pour into prepared pan. Bake 15 minutes at 425 F. Reduce
heat to 225 F. and continue baking 55-65 minutes, until cake
seems firm in center. Leave cake in oven. Turn off heat and allow
cake to come to almost room temperature. Cover lightly with a
sheet of wax paper and place in refrigerator to chill overnight.
Garnish with whipped cream rosettes in which gingersnap halves
are inserted. Dust with nutmeg and ground walnuts.
Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
mka Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net
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