One of my pastime is cooking, but I’m more of a eater than a baker, so I like easy, quick and straightforward recipes. I’ve developed over the years a few of them that I think are quite nice that I thought I would write down here for my own sake as well as other lazy cooks around.
New-York Cheesecake
This takes about to prepare and will make about enough for 12 slices. Cheesecake is rich and filling: about 6000 kcal for the whole cake or 500 per slice. With a bit of shopping around I can manage to gather the ingredients for about S$24.00, about a third of what it would cost at your local coffee shop!
- For the crust, throw about 250 gr of Speculoos biscuits (or alternatively, any sort of shortbread with do) into a airtight bag. Crush those f* with whichever heavy thing you have (fist works too) until it’s a fine blend. Spread it at the bottom of the mold (which I recommend to cover with a baking sheet)
- Throw into a large bowl:
- 4 eggs
- 1 kg of cream cheese
- 2 table spoon of vanilla flavor
- 1/4 cup of flour
- 1.5 cup of sugar
- 3/4 cup of milk
- Use an electric beater to blend everything together until smooth
- Pour the filling over the crust, throw into a pre-heated oven at about 160°C for . The top should be slightly brown and the filling thick and creamy.
This can easily be stored in the freezer: I usually cut it and freezes into quarters that I can just take out 12-24h ahead of serving time when the need arise.