Operating instructions

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DESSERTS
Makes one 9-inch cake, 12 servings
Approximate preparation time: 15 minutes, plus 3 hours
baking/resting and 6-plus hours cooling
Preheat oven to 325°F. Place a large roasting pan on bottom
rack of oven and fill with 1 to 2 inches of water.
Butter one 9-inch springform pan.
Prepare the graham cracker crust according to recipe below.
Press the graham cracker crust evenly into the prepared pan.
Insert the large metal chopping blade into the large work bowl
of the Cuisinart
®
Food Processor. Cut each block of cream
cheese into 6 pieces and place in the work bowl; pulse 10 times
and then process for 45 seconds. Scrape the bowl and add the
sugar and salt; process for an additional 30 to 45 seconds until
smooth. With the machine running, add the eggs one at a time
with the vanilla, until just incorporated. Add the ricotta and sour
cream and pulse until all ingredients are just incorporated and
homogenous, scraping the bowl as necessary.
Pour filling evenly into the prepared pan and bake in the
middle of the oven. Add more water to roasting pan if any has
evaporated. Bake for 1 hour. Turn the oven off and let the cake
rest in the oven. Do not open the oven door until 2 hours have
elapsed.
Remove cheesecake and place on a cooling rack. Once
completely cool, wrap well with plastic and refrigerate for at
least 6 hours before serving.
Serve with fresh berries and Raspberry Sauce (page 65).
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 456 (60% from fat)
| carb. 38g | pro. 8g | fat 31g |
sat. fat 18g | chol. 154mg | sod. 391mg | calc. 72mg | fiber 1g
BUTTER TO PREPARE THE PAN
1 RECIPE GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST
(BELOW)
24 OUNCES (3 STANDARD PACKAGES)
CREAM CHEESE, ROOM
TEMPERATURE
1½ CUPS GRANULATED SUGAR
½ TEASPOON KOSHER SALT
4 LARGE EGGS,
ROOM TEMPERATURE
1 TEASPOON PURE VANILLA
EXTRACT
¾ CUP RICOTTA,
ROOM TEMPERATURE
¾ CUP SOUR CREAM, ROOM
TEMPERATURE
This simple recipe produces perfect cheesecake every time.
CLASSIC CHEESECAKE
GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST
Makes one 9-inch pie or cake crust, 12 servings
Approximate preparation time: 2 minutes
Insert the large metal chopping blade into the large work bowl
of the Cuisinart
®
Food Processor. Break crackers in fours and
place in the work bowl; pulse until finely chopped, about 10 to
12 long pulses. Add the cinnamon and sugar and process for
15 seconds. Add the butter and process until ingredients are
well combined, about 45 seconds.
Press into a 9-inch pie plate or cake pan to form bottom crust.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 78 (44% from fat) | carb. 10g | pro. 1g | fat 4g |
sat. fat 2g | chol. 8mg | sod. 64mg | calc. 4mg | fiber 0g
4½ OUNCES GRAHAM CRACKERS,
ABOUT 1 SLEEVE
½ TEASPOON GROUND
CINNAMON
2 TABLESPOONS GRANULATED
SUGAR
3 TABLESPOONS UNSALTED
BUTTER, MELTED