Lemon Cheesecake {Cookbook of the Month }

Lemon Cheesecake {Cookbook of the Month } requires roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes from start to finish. For 100 cents per serving, this recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 12 servings with 406 calories, 7g of protein, and 29g of fat each. 16515 people have tried and liked this recipe. This recipe from Taste and Tell Blog requires crackers, heavy cream, unsalted butter, and eggs. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 23%, which is rather bad. Similar recipes include Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze {Cookbook of the Month }, Cookbook of the Month – Brioche, and Cookbook of the Month – Mongolian Beef.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 60 minutes

 

Ingredients:

5 ounces animal crackers

1 1/2 pounds (3 8-oz. packages) cream cheese, cut into 1 inch chunks, at room temperature

2 large eggs plus 1 large egg yolk

4 large eggs, at room temperature

1 tablespoon heavy cream

1/3 cup juice (from about 2 lemons)

1 tablespoon grated zest and 1/4 cup juice from 1-2 lemons

pinch of salt

1 1/4 cups (8 3/4 oz.) sugar

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and kept warm

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Equipment:

oven

food processor

springform pan

roasting pan

aluminum foil

frying pan

stand mixer

bowl

wooden spoon

wire rack

knife

whisk

sieve

plastic wrap

Cooking instruction summary:

Place the oven rack in the lower half of the oven and preheat to 325°F. Place the animal crackers in a food processor and pulse until they are fine crumbs. Add in the sugar and pulse again. Add the butter in a steady stream and continue to pulse until the mixture starts to come together, about 10 1-second pulses.Transfer the crumb mixture to a 9-inch springform pan and press evenly into the bottom. Bake until it is golden brown, about 13-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Once cool, wrap the pan with 2 18-inch pieces of foil. Set in a roasting pan and set aside.To make the filling, place 1/4 cup of the sugar and the lemon zest in a food processor and process until the sugar turns yellow and fragrant. Add in the remaining zest and pulse a few times to combine.In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the cream cheese for about 5 seconds. With the mixer on low, add in the lemon sugar in a steady stream, then switch to medium and beat until creamy and smooth, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Reduce the speed to medium-low and add the eggs, 2 at a time, scraping down the bowl in between additions. Add in the lemon juice, vanilla and salt and mix to combine. Add in the cream and beat to combine, another 5 seconds. Scrape the bowl again to make sure everything has been incorporated and pour into the springform pan.Place the pan in the oven and carefully add enough water to the roasting pan to make it halfway up the sides of the springform pan. Bake until the center is slightly giggly and the sides start to puff and the surface is no longer shiny, about 55 to 60 minutes. Turn off the oven and prop the oven door open with a towel or wooden spoon. Allow the cake to cool in the oven for 1 hour. Remove from the roasting pan and transfer to a wire rack. Run a small paring knife around the edges of the cake and let it sit at room temperature for 2 hours.While the cheesecake is baking, make the lemon curd. Heat the lemon juice in a small pan over medium heat until it is hot, but not boiling. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs. Gradually whisk in the sugar. Whisking constantly, slowly pour the hot lemon juice into the egg mixture, then pour the mixture back into the pan. Continue to cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches 170°F, or until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the butter until it is melted. Stir in the cream, vanilla and salt. (If you have lumps in the curd, pour through a fine mesh strainer to strain any lumps.) Pour the curd into a small nonreactive bowl. Cover the surface of the curd directly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed.When the cheesecake is cool, top it with the lemon curd while still in the springform pan. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 5 hours, but 24 hours is better.

 

Step by step:


1. Place the oven rack in the lower half of the oven and preheat to 325°F.

2. Place the animal crackers in a food processor and pulse until they are fine crumbs.

3. Add in the sugar and pulse again.

4. Add the butter in a steady stream and continue to pulse until the mixture starts to come together, about 10 1-second pulses.

5. Transfer the crumb mixture to a 9-inch springform pan and press evenly into the bottom.

6. Bake until it is golden brown, about 13-15 minutes.

7. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Once cool, wrap the pan with 2 18-inch pieces of foil. Set in a roasting pan and set aside.To make the filling, place 1/4 cup of the sugar and the lemon zest in a food processor and process until the sugar turns yellow and fragrant.

8. Add in the remaining zest and pulse a few times to combine.In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the cream cheese for about 5 seconds. With the mixer on low, add in the lemon sugar in a steady stream, then switch to medium and beat until creamy and smooth, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Reduce the speed to medium-low and add the eggs, 2 at a time, scraping down the bowl in between additions.

9. Add in the lemon juice, vanilla and salt and mix to combine.

10. Add in the cream and beat to combine, another 5 seconds. Scrape the bowl again to make sure everything has been incorporated and pour into the springform pan.

11. Place the pan in the oven and carefully add enough water to the roasting pan to make it halfway up the sides of the springform pan.

12. Bake until the center is slightly giggly and the sides start to puff and the surface is no longer shiny, about 55 to 60 minutes. Turn off the oven and prop the oven door open with a towel or wooden spoon. Allow the cake to cool in the oven for 1 hour.

13. Remove from the roasting pan and transfer to a wire rack. Run a small paring knife around the edges of the cake and let it sit at room temperature for 2 hours.While the cheesecake is baking, make the lemon curd.

14. Heat the lemon juice in a small pan over medium heat until it is hot, but not boiling. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs. Gradually whisk in the sugar.

15. Whisking constantly, slowly pour the hot lemon juice into the egg mixture, then pour the mixture back into the pan. Continue to cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches 170°F, or until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

16. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the butter until it is melted. Stir in the cream, vanilla and salt. (If you have lumps in the curd, pour through a fine mesh strainer to strain any lumps.)

17. Pour the curd into a small nonreactive bowl. Cover the surface of the curd directly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed.When the cheesecake is cool, top it with the lemon curd while still in the springform pan. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 5 hours, but 24 hours is better.


Nutrition Information:

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408k Calories
6g Protein
28g Total Fat
31g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
408k
20%

Fat
28g
44%

  Saturated Fat
15g
94%

Carbohydrates
31g
11%

  Sugar
24g
27%

Cholesterol
166mg
56%

Sodium
316mg
14%

Alcohol
0.23g
1%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
6g
14%

Vitamin A
1027IU
21%

Phosphorus
138mg
14%

Selenium
8µg
13%

Vitamin B2
0.2mg
12%

Calcium
90mg
9%

Vitamin K
7µg
8%

Vitamin B5
0.72mg
7%

Folate
26µg
7%

Vitamin E
0.95mg
6%

Iron
1mg
6%

Vitamin D
0.91µg
6%

Vitamin B12
0.36µg
6%

Vitamin B1
0.08mg
5%

Zinc
0.65mg
4%

Manganese
0.08mg
4%

Potassium
129mg
4%

Vitamin B3
0.68mg
3%

Vitamin B6
0.07mg
3%

Magnesium
10mg
3%

Copper
0.04mg
2%

Fiber
0.34g
1%

covered percent of daily need
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