little-ginge

I've offered to make pudding for Boxing Day at my sister-in-laws... forgetting that her husband has to be the most picky eater ever!! He has said he quite likes cheesecake... I've never made one of those!! - So that got me thinking that between us lot on SN, we must have some good receipes and hints/tips for christmas cooking this year...

so come on then, who is going to start the thread off with advice on making a cheesecake???

Luminous

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Make what you like, and arrive with a voucher for M&S so that he can go and get his own if he does not like what you have bothered to make for him


(who said the Christmas spirit was dead )

Tam the bam

Make a standard cheesecake with some hash in the crust, that should chill him out for a while!

Lee247

I wouldn't have a clue. I always buy them ready made

little-ginge

you lot are hopeless!!

come on, L! you must have some chrimbo cooking tips..

like...use ice cubes to skim the fat off the meat juices, if you are making your own gravy

Tam the bam

How does that work then?

Lee247

Loads of tips, but not on making cheesecake

Will

Ingredients
40g unsalted Butter
100g digestive biscuits
300g Strawberries, hulled and quartered
2 tbsp blackcurrant cordial
500g mascarpone cheese
4 tbsp icing sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
100g white chocolate, roughly chopped



1. Melt the butter in a small pan over a medium heat. Turn off the heat and set aside.

2. Place the biscuits into a strong plastic bag and bash with a rolling pin to make fine crumbs. Tip into the pan with the melted butter and mix well to combine.

3. Divide the biscuit mixture between 6 large ramekins or glass dishes (about 1cm layer of biscuit in each), pressing down well. Allow to chill for 10 minutes in the fridge to set.

4. Place a couple of handfuls of the strawberries in a bowl and pour over the blackberry cordial. Set aside.

5. In a bowl, mix together the mascarpone, icing sugar, vanilla extract, the rest of the strawberries and the white chocolate. Spoon on top of the biscuit bases, levelling off the surfaces.

6. Spoon the strawberries and blackberry cordial on top and chill in the fridge until ready to serve.

Lee247

Delia's website, mi

bullitt_Lynz

lmao... here is a smashing cheesecake recipe, makes a lovely one.. just like the ones in NY...

Biscuit base

100g unsalted butter, plus a little to grease the tin
200g digestive biscuits
50g caster sugar

Filling

500g cream cheese, at room temperature
200g caster sugar
3 eggs
2 tbsp cornflour
300g sour cream
1 tsp vanilla essence

1 Lightly grease a 20cm spring-form cake tin.

2 Melt the butter gently in a small pan on a low heat. Roughly break up the biscuits and place them in a food processor. Process the biscuits for 2-3 minutes until they resemble fine crumbs. Add the sugar, then pour in the melted butter and process for 30 seconds to combine.

3 Put the biscuit mixture into the base of the tin, using the back of a tablespoon to smooth the surface evenly. Place in the fridge for 30 minutes.

4 Rinse out the processor bowl. Place the cream cheese and sugar in the bowl and process for 2-3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the cornflour, cream and vanilla essence, and process for 30 seconds to combine.

5 Pour the filling into the tin and bake in a low oven at 150C/Gas 2 for 1 hour. When cooked, the cheesecake should be well risen, with a golden-brown top. It should feel slightly firm to touch - if the mixture still appears wet, continue to bake a little longer. When cooked, turn off the oven and allow the cheesecake to cool in the oven, with the door open. When completely cool, place in the fridge.

I like to serve it with a tartish fruit (oo-er) something like raspberries as it can be quite sickly

Will

no here

Cheesecake recipes

Tam the bam

I wouldn't mind tasting Nigella Lawsons Cheesecake!

Coffin Dodger

Wouldn't even do that, just make what you want to make and if he don't like it tell him to **** off. Serves him right for being so fussy

tanyatriangles

iTrader: (2)

Florida Key Lime pie.......a bit like cheesecake but with a difference, I GUARANTEE people will be impressed. Google will give you a recipe

Lydia72

Blueberry cheesecake pots recipe - Recipes - BBC Good Food

oldsplice

Pavolva. Easiest thing in the whole wide world.

Or trifle. I have to make one every bleedin' year.

little-ginge

Stick a handful of cubes in the meat juices, and leave until the fat has clung to them.. remove and voila!

little-ginge

I've been looking online and found this ...

Baked vanilla cheesecake recipe - Recipes - BBC Good Food

it might be the way to go

made keylime pie a few years back and noone liked it...

Tam the bam

I'll have to give that a try when I next make a stew etc, thanx for the tip.

Clarebabes

Best recipe for anything like cheesecake as I hate the biscuit base

1 large flan case
1 pack low fat (or high fat) dream topping
1 small tub Philadelphia (low or high fat)
1 tin black cherry pie filling

Whisk up the dream topping using slightly less milk than suggested to make it a bit stiffer.
Fold in the Philadelphia.
Pour mixture into the flan case, make sure the mixture is not too runny, but if it is, stick it in the fridge for an hour or two before pouring.
Once poured, put back in the fridge for an hour or just before you serve.
Pour the pie filling on top and serve.

Honestly, it is the most delicious thing I have ever tasted.

little-ginge

Tip: If you have any christmas pudding left, break it up and add it to vanilla ice cream - a quick pud ready in the freezer

Leslie

Make something that everyone will like, and if he doesn't that just bad luck on him.

Les

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Cheesecake is dead easy, there is a superb Baileys and chocolate one here,

BBC - Food - Recipes - Bailey's and chocolate cheesecake

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Id rather have a good old munch on her F....