Wednesday 9 November 2011

Baked Lime and Ginger Cheesecake

Ingredients:
75g Butter, plus more for greasing
10 ginger biscuits
2 large eggs
400g full fat soft cheese
1 lime
1 unwaxed lemon
125g caster sugar
4tbsp créme fraíche

Method:
Preheat the oven to 180°c/Gas 4
1. Melt the butter in a pan over a low heat.
2. Grease the inside of a 20cm loose-bottomed cake tin with a little butter.
3. Put biscuits in a freezer bag and crush with rolling pin until they resemble crumbs. Mix into the biscuits and tip into the tin. Spread evenly and press down firmly with the back of a large spoon to make a firm base.
4. Break eggs into a a large bowl and whisk well. Add the soft cheese.
5. Grate the zest of the lime and lemon and then squeeze the juice out of them both into a seperate bowl.  Then add the zest and 3tbsp of each the lime and the lemon juice into the cheese mixture.
6. Add the sugar and créme fraíche. Use a spoon to combine the mixture until smooth, then whisk to get rid of lumps.
7. Put the cheese mixture ontop of the biscuit base and bake it in the oven for 30-35 mins.
8. Remove from the oven and leave to cool before serving!


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