Monday, May 3, 2010

My cheesecake!

Guess what, I woke up at 5.00am just to watch the series.
Anyway,  I have finished watching the series and successfully baked the cheesecake! :)
Besides, I had a short nap & cleaning of my room-> that's what I want! :)
 

Ingredient A (as base)
  • 1&2/3 cups plain flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 4 tablespoon ice-water

Ingredient B
  • 3 packages of cream cheese (750g)
  • 1&1/4 cups of sugar
  • 3 large egg (separate the egg yolk & egg white)
  • 1/2 cup of milk
  • 1/4 cup of vegetable oil (or cooking oil)
  • 1/4 cup of cornflour

To make the base (Ingredient A)
Step 1: Add flour and salt into a large bowl, cut in butter until resembles crumbs (base)
Step 2: Mix in the sugar, egg and ice water to make the dough
Step 3: Press into ball and wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Step 4: Roll out to fit a 10-inch pan and place the dough in the pan.

Step 5: Preheat oven to 175C (350F)

Step 6: Beat the cream cheese until smooth.
Step 7: Add the remaining sugar, egg yolk, milk, oil, cornflour.
Step 8: In a separate bowl, beat the egg white until stiff.
Step 9: Pour into cream cheese mixture (* whisk the mixture with a spoon ~ no beating anymore!)

Step 10: Pour the mixture to the pan.
Step 11: Bake for 50~60 minutes until center is set.
Step 12: Turn off the oven and let the cheesecake in the oven with the door open slightly.
Step 13:  Remove cheesecake from oven and serve or refrigerate.


Note:
1. Can replace the plain flour with biscuit to make the base (crumbs)! 
~ the plain flour still tasting fine!
2. Serve cold or else the cream cheese get melted easily!