Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
Here’s a cool, cinnamon-scented dessert for your holiday barbecue.
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Admittedly Tatiana’s Cheesecake
YIELD: One 9- inch cheesecake
FOR THE CRUST
1 cup cinnamon graham cracker crumbs
½ cup gingersnap cracker crumbs
½ cup sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
¾ cup butter softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon Kosher salt
FOR THE FILLING
4 cups Philadelphia cream cheese, softened
1 ½ cups sugar
¼ cup sour cream
Juice of 2 lemons
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 vanilla bean, scraped
1. Make the crust Preheat oven to 350° F. Combine all the ingredients for the crust in a mixing bowl. Mix well. Spray a 9-inch round springform pan with cooking spray and spread crust mixture in an even layer at the bottom of the pan. Bake crust for 10 minutes, remove from oven, and allow to cool.
2. Make the filling Meanwhile, in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, whip the softened cream cheese until smooth. Add the sugar and sour cream and mix until the sugar has dissolved. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until well incorporated.
3. Pour the filling into the cooled crust and place springform in a shallow baking dish. Add water to the baking dish to reach at least half way up the springform pan.
4. Bake the cheesecake for 50 minutes. The filling should not look entirely set in the center. Be mindful of your crust not overbaking. If necessary, cover crust with strips of aluminum foil.
5. Remove the cheesecake from the oven, and set it on a rack to cool. Once cooled, refrigerate it, covered, until you’re ready to serve. For best results, allow to chill overnight.
Excerpted with permission from Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi with Joshua David Stein (Knopf).
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