Cuisinart FP-14 - Manual (Page 32)

61
DESSERTS
Makes one 9-inch cake, 24 servings
Approximate pr eparation time: 15 minutes, plus 3 hours
baking/resting and 6 hours cooling
Preheat oven to 325°F . Place a large r oasting pan on bottom
rack of oven and fill with 1 to 2 inches of water.
Butter one 9-inch springform pan.
Prepar e the Graham Cracker Crust according to the r ecipe
below. Pr ess the graham cracker crust equally into the
prepar ed springform pan.
Insert the large metal chopping blade into the lar ge work bowl
of the Cuisinart
®
Food Processor . Cut each block of cream
cheese into 6 pieces and place into the work bowl; pulse 10
times and then process for 45 seconds. Scrape the bowl and
add the sugar and salt; process for an additional 30 to 45
seconds until smooth. With the machine running, add the eggs
one at a time with the vanilla, until just incorporated. Add the
ricotta and sour cream and pulse until all ingr edients are just
incorporated and homogenous, scraping the bowl as necessary.
Pour filling evenly into the prepar ed pan and bake in the middle of
the oven. Add more water to r oasting pan if any has evaporated.
Bake for 1 hour. T urn the oven off and let the cake r est in the oven.
Do not open the oven door until 2 hours have elapsed.
Remove cheesecake and place on a cooling rack. Once
completely cool, wrap well with plastic and refrigerate for at
least 6 hours before serving.
Serve with fresh berries and Raspberry Sauce (page 68).
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 456 (60% from fat) | carb. 38g | pro. 8g | fat 31g |
sat. fat 18g | chol. 154mg | sod. 391mg | calc. 72mg | fiber 1g
BUTTER TO PREPARE THE PAN
1 RECIPE G RAHAM C RACKER
C
RUST
(
BELOW
)
24 OUNCES CREAM CHEESE ,
ROOM TEMPERATURE
1½
CUPS GRANULATED SUGAR
½
TEASPOON SALT
4
LARGE EGGS
,
ROOM
TEMPERATURE
1
TEASPOON PURE VANILLA
EXTRACT
¾
CUP RICOTTA
,
ROOM
TEMPERATURE
¾ CUP SOUR CREAM , ROOM
TEMPERATURE
This simple recipe pr oduces perfect cheesecake every time.
CLASSIC CHEESECAKE
GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST
Makes two 9-inch pie crusts, 24 servings
Approximate pr eparation time: 2 minutes
Insert the large metal chopping blade into the medium work
bowl of the Cuisinart
®
Food Processor . Break crackers in fours
and place in the work bowl; pulse until finely chopped, about
10 to 12 long pulses. Add the cinnamon and sugar and process
for 15 seconds. Add the butter and process until ingr edients
are well combined, about 45 seconds.
Press equal amounts of crust into two 9-inch pie plates.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 78 (44% from fat) | carb. 10g | pro. 1g | fat 4g |
sat. fat 2g | chol. 8mg | sod. 64mg | calc. 4mg | fiber 0g
9
OUNCES GRAHAM CRACKERS
(
ABOUT
2
SLEEVES
)
1
TEASPOON GROUND
CINNAMON
¼
CUP GRANULATED SUGAR
6 TABLESPOONS UNSALTED
BUTTER , MELTED