New York Cheesecake
- 12 cup self-rising flour
- 1 cup plain flour
- 14 cup caster sugar
- 80 g butter
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
- 1 egg
- 750 g cream cheese, Softened
- 14 cup plain flour
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
- 23 cup cream
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1 12 cups cream
- 3 lemons (Total of) or 3 limes (Total of) or 3 oranges (Total of)
- BASE: Process the flours, sugar, lemon rind and butter for 30 seconds, or until crumbly.
- Add the egg and process until the mixture just comes together.
- Knead gently on a floured surface, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes, or until firm.
- Preheat oven to hot 210c.
- Roll the pastry between 2 sheets of baking paper until large enough to fit the base and sides of a greased 22.5cm or 23cm round springform cake tin.
- Ease into the tin and trim the edges.
- Bake blind for 10 minutes, remove paper and beans, flatten pastry and bake a further 5 minutes.
- Cool.
- FILLING: Reduce the oven to 150c.
- Beat cream cheese, sugar, flour and rinds until smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
- Beat in the cream, pour in the base, bake for 1 hour and 25-35 minutes or until almost set.
- Cool then refrigerate.
- CANDIED RIND: Put the sugar in a pan with 1/4 cup of water and stir over low heat until dissolved .
- Add the rind, bring it to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 5-6 minutes.
- Allow to cool and drain the rind.
- Whip the cream, spoon over cold cheesecake and top with candied rind.
- Serve with syrup from candied rind.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/new-york-cheesecake-180096 (may not work)