New York Style Cheesecake

This is by far the most delicious cheesecake that I ever had!! The king of all cheesecakes!
You will love the smooth and rich creamy texture, it's not too sweet and very satisfying.
After trying this recipe, I am never buying an over-priced cheesecake from a cake shop ever again! I'm a huge fan of New York style cheesecakes, and I always thought that baking a perfect cheesecake is kind of impossible, until I tried this recipe! I'm never spending $50+ on a cheesecake again!

This cheesecake is easy to make but please make sure to follow the instructions for a beautiful and not cracked cheesecake... Perfect for a birthday cake, or any other occasion!

For a printable version of this recipe click here.

New York Style Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups graham crackers crushed
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 packages cream cheese (600 grams in total)
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 3/4 cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream/labaneh (160 grams)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
•  1 teaspoon cinnamon
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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 220°. and oil a 9inch pan (grease the sides of the pan as well)
2. In a medium bowl mix graham crackers with melted butter and cinnamon. Press into pan.
3. In another bowl mix powdered sugar with cream cheese and milk using a spoon until smooth, and then mix in the eggs one at a time but do not over mix. Mix in milk, sour cream/labaneh, vanilla and flour until smooth.
4. Pour filling into prepared crust.
5. Wrap your pan in 2 layers of aluminium foil and place in a water bath (a bigger pan with 1 inch of water in it) then place in preheated oven.
6. Bake for 60 minutes, turn the oven off and let the cake cool with door closed for 1-2 hours.
7. Chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving (Recommended 6 hours).
8. Top with your favourite topping (I used cherry pie filling and canned fruits).

* To prevent cracking make sure to grease the sides of the pan before pressing the graham crackers crust.

* Make sure that your ingredients are room temperature and are not cold otherwise your cake will be lumpy.

* Handmix ingredients.

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Sweet Potato Casserole

English

وصفة صحية وسهلة التحضير…

طريقة تحضير كاسيرول البطاطا الحلوة مع المارشميلو

المكونات

• ٣ حبات بطاطا حلوة مقشرة ومسلوقة
• ١/٤ كوب زبدة + ملعقة كبيرة زبدة ذائبة
• ١/٤ كوب سكر مطحون + ملعقة كبيرة سكر مطحون
• ١/٤ كوب حليب
• بيضة
• ١/٢ ملعقة صغيرة فانيلا
• ١/٤ ملعقة صغيرة ملح
• ١ و ١/٤ كوب كورن فليكس
• ١/٣ كوب جوز مقطع
• ملعقة صغيرة قرفة
• كوب مارشميلو صغير

طريقة التحضير

• نسخن الفرن إلى ١٨٠ درجة وندهن القالب بالزيت.
• نهرس البطاطا بواسطة شوكة ونضيف ١/٤ كوب الزبدة والبيضة والحليب والفانيلا والملح ونخلط جيداً.
• في وعاء آخر نطحن الكورن فليكس ونضيف الجوز والقرفة وملعقة السكر وملعقة الزبدة ومن ثم نخلط.
• ننقل خليط البطاطا المهروسة إلى وعاء ممكن وضعه إلى الفرن ومن ثم نغلف خليط البطاطا بخليط الكورن فليكس.
• نضع الوعاد بالفرن لمدة ٢٠-٣٠ دقيقة. ثم نضيف المارشميلو ونضع الوعاء بالفرن لمدة ٥ دقائق.

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November Pumpkin Pie

Autumn is my favourite season of the year... when leaves turn into beautiful colours and you can easily find fresh pumpkins in the store (I went shopping last saturday and bought a huge pumpkin, sweet potatoes, persimmons, and papaya! yep my favourite season!)

This is the PERFECT pumpkin pie! This recipe took me by surprise, I didn't think that it would be THIS good. You will love the smooth texture of this pie, it's just like a very light version of cheesecake but with spicy pumpkin flavour.

I oven roasted a fresh piece of pumpkin for the puree (tastes MUCH better than canned pumpkin), here's an excellent tutorial for how to oven roast pumpkins for puree. 

Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 Graham crackers pie crust
• 2 cups pumpkin puree 
• 400 grams (1 can) condensed milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup flour
• * For pie crust:
• 1/3 cup unsalted melted butter
• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar

Instructions

1. For pie crust: melt the butter, then in a medium sized bowl combine graham crackers, melted butter, and sugar; blend. Press into a 22cm pie pan and try to make the crust 1/3 cm evenly all around. Place in refrigerator while preparing the filling.  
2. Preheat oven to 220c.
3. Mix all ingredients in a medium sized bowl until texture is smooth.
4. Pour mixture into prepared pie crust and place into oven.
5. Bake for 5 minutes at 220c, then lower temperature to 175c and bake for 45 minutes. Check if ready by placing a toothpick in the centre of the pie and it should come out clean, make sure that the filling isn't wet but still moves if jiggled.
6. Cool the pie and serve with whipped cream on top.

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