Eric Lanlard's baked blueberry cheesecake recipe
- 100 g (3.5oz) Digestive Biscuits
- 100 g (3.5oz) Gingernut Biscuits
- 50 g (1.8oz) Butter, unsalted
- 25 g (0.9oz) Cornflour
- 200 g (7.1oz) Golden caster sugar
- 600 g (21.2oz) Light soft cheese
- 1 Vanilla pod
- 2 Eggs
- 300 ml (10.6fl oz) Soured cream
- 85 g (3oz) Golden caster sugar
- 50 ml (1.8fl oz) Water
- 400 g (14.1oz) Fresh blueberries
- Pre-heat the oven to 180c (fan 160c)/350F/gas mark 4.
- Line the base of a 20cm (8in) spring form cake tin with baking paper.
- Crush the biscuits into crumbs by whizzing in a food processor, or put in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin.
- Place in a bowl.
- Melt the butter and stir into the biscuits.
- Press the biscuit mix into the base of the prepared cake tin.
- Bake in the pre-heated oven for 10 minutes, then leave to cool down.
- For the filling, mix together the cornflour and sugar in a large bowl.
- Beat in the soft cheese, the seeds from the vanilla pod, then the eggs.
- Finally, stir in the soured cream.
- Pour this mixture into the cake tin, and level the top with a palette knife.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10minutes, then reduce the temperature to 140c (fan 120c)/275Fgas mark 1, and bake for another 35-45minutes until there is still a slight wobble to the centre.
- Switch off the oven, keep the door closed for 2 hours, then chill the cheesecake well.
- To make the blueberry topping, place the sugar in a saucepan.
- Add the water and bring to the boil.
- When the sugar has dissolved, add the blueberries.
- Cover and cook for a few minutes, then cool.
- Loosen the edge of the cheesecake, remove the tin and lining paper, and then transfer to a serving plate.
- Spoon the blueberries over the cheesecake just before serving.
digestive biscuits, gingernut biscuits, butter, cornflour, sugar, vanilla pod, eggs, cream, sugar, water, fresh blueberries
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/12077/eric-lanlardsbaked-blueberry-cheesecake (may not work)