New York cheesecake with cherries
Ingredients:
For the dough:
Chocolate or vanilla crackers — 240 g
Butter (melted)— 8 tablespoons
Sugar-1/2 Cup
Salt — 1/4 teaspoon
For the filling:
Cream cheese — 240 g
Sugar-1 3/4 Cup
Flour — 3 tablespoons
Lemon (zest) — 1 teaspoon
Orange (zest) — 1 teaspoon
5 eggs
Large egg yolks — 2 PCs
Vanilla — 1/2 teaspoon
For the top:
Sweet or sour cherries pitted — 300 g
Lemon (juice) — 2 tablespoons
Sugar-1/4 Cup
Starch — 1 tablespoon
Water — 1/2 Cup
Preparation:
Grind crackers in a food processor until small crumbs. Mix with melted butter, sugar and salt. Preheat the oven to 290 degrees. Beat cheese, sugar, flour and zest in a mixer. Add vanilla, eggs and yolks, whisking at low speed
Spread mixture into a greased form. Put in freezer while preparing the filling. When she is ready,pour the mass over the dough and bake 12 minutes.To slow down the tempo to 95 grams and bake for 1H.Cool completely.
To make the cherry glaze. Put all the ingredients together in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cook for 1-2 minutes, then remove from heat and allow to cool.Put the cheesecake on a large platter.
Put the filling on top of cooled cheesecake. Bring it to room temperature before serving.