Recipe: BASQUE CHEESECAKE (w/ crust)

BASQUE CHEESECAKE (w/ crust). Unlike American cheesecake, Basque cheesecake does not have a crust. American cheesecake is baked low and slow in a waterbath. Basque cheesecake, on the other hand, is baked high and fast.

Often replicated, never duplicated, La Viña's signature cake is simpler than it might look. When made as written, this recipe will produce a version very similar to La Viña's cheesecake, and Rivera says it's the recipe he uses. So Basque cheesecake is basically burnt cheesecake. You can have BASQUE CHEESECAKE (w/ crust) using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of BASQUE CHEESECAKE (w/ crust)

1. of Filling.
2. 250 g of Cream cheese (room temperature).
3. 60 g of Sugar.
4. 2 of Eggs.
5. 170 g of Heavy cream.
6. 1/8 tsp of Salt.
7. of Few drops of Vanilla extract.
8. 15 g of Cake flour.
9. of Crust.
10. 4 pieces of Digestive biscuit.
11. 25 g of Melted unsalted butter.

This recipe comes from the restaurant in Spain that goes by the name of La Viña. The easiest cheesecake you'll ever make: basque cheesecake! Creamy and sweet with a burnished burnt top that contrasts with the insides just right. I personally like to add some vanilla bean paste to the batter, but you can leave it out if you want something closer to the original.

BASQUE CHEESECAKE (w/ crust) step by step

1. Melt the butter in a 6" non-stick cake pan. Mix with crushed digestive biscuits. Press firmly into bottom and sides of the pan. Set aside..
2. In the mixing bowl, add cream cheese and sugar. Beat until light and smooth. Scrape down bowl with spatula as needed to evenly mix..
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until one egg is completely mixed before adding the next egg..
4. Add heavy cream, salt, vanilla. Sift in flour. Beat until batter is smooth and no lump remains..
5. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan. Place cake into the air-fryer and bake at 190°C for about 15 mins or until dark brown on top and still jiggly in the centre. Cover with foil paper when bake as needed..
6. Let cool at room temperature (It will deflate dramatically). Cover and chill overnight to let it set. Let it come to room temperature before cutting and serving..

Basque burnt cheesecakes are well known to be the easiest cheesecake to make. They're everything a normal cheesecake isn't—simple, quick and Its strong earthy notes complement the savouriness and sweetness of the cheese perfectly. Bakery Brera remains open for takeaways during this circuit. This Spanish Basque cheesecake recipe is sort of a show stopper to serve to guests, especially because the cake needs a few hours out of the oven to cool down. I came across this cheesecake in San Sebastián, the most glorious food destination in all the land. » Basque Cheesecake.

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