Going Conventional: The Sweet Cheesecakes

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Cheesecake is probably cheesecake the most popular cheese-based

dessert. This delightful pie made its debut in Ancient

Greece around 776 B.C. during the first Olympic Games.

It was served to athletes to help and prepare them for

several rigorous events. It was only centuries later

when the cheesecake found its way to North America

where it was welcomed with open arms and hungry

stomachs.

The invention of cream cheese in 1872 by a dairy

farmer was a milestone in cheesecake history. Today,

cream cheese is the most popular kind of cheese used

for cheesecake recipes.

The Sweet Types of Cheesecakes

There are two types of cheesecakes: the savoury and

the sweet. Savoury cheesecakes, much like its British

definition, are aromatic and normally seasoned with

herbs and spices served as appetizers, often

accompanied with a salad. On the other hand, the most

conventional way of cooking cheesecakes is the sweet

type.

There are a number of methods of cooking sweet

cheesecakes. The Traditional cheesecake, also known as

the New York style, is heavily based on cream cheese.

Often, this kind of cheesecake contains a hint of

lemon but is best served plain and without toppings.

Another kind of sweet cheesecake is the Cherry. Cherry

cheesecakes are similar to New York style cheesecakes

because they are also based on cream cheese. However,

Cherry cheesecakes are topped with a cheery pie

filling though there are cheesecake now variations including

blueberries and strawberries.

There are also sweet cheesecakes suitable for health

buffs. One example is the low-fat cheesecake, which

contain either sour cream or low-fat cream cheese and

yogurt. For vegetarians, tofu is an excellent

replacement for cream cheese and eggs.

Several cheesecake recipes have been popularized by

whatever country they originated from. The Japanese

cheesecake has a lighter style that can be achieved by

using whipped eggs and lesser cream cheese. As for the

German cheesecake, Quark cheese or cottage cheese is

used as a substitute for cream cheese. The Italian

cheesecake is based on the Roman style cheesecake and

uses ricotta cheese. Lastly, the Belgian or Dutch

cheesecake adds chocolate chips or cocoa and sometimes

condensed milk to the traditional cheesecake recipe.

The Classic New York Cheesecake

Probably one of the most popular kinds of sweet

cheesecake is the New York style cheesecake. This kind

of cheesecake was particularly developed in New York

during the 1920 by Jewish delicatessens.

Anyone can make the classic New York style cheesecake.

Firstly for the crust, you need a heavily cooking

spray-coated 10-inch spring form pan, one and one-half

cups of graham cracker crumbs, one teaspoon of honey,

one-fourth cup of sugar and five tablespoons of honey.

Mix all of them together using your hands until the

crumbs appear moist. Pour the mixture into a pan and

spread evenly across the bottom. It is also necessary

to pat the mixture down firmly using your hands.

As for the fillings, you will need five eight-ounces

bars of cream cheese, two tablespoons of flour, one

and one-half cups of sugar, grated lemon rind, five

eggs, two egg yolks, three-fourth teaspoon vanilla,

and one-half teaspoon orange liqueur.

Place all the dry filling ingredients in a bowl and

beat together until completely blended. Add the wet

ingredients and pour into a pan. Preheat the oven for

400 degrees and bake for ten minutes. When the top

gets golden, lower the temperature to 200 degrees and

bake for thirty-five to forty-five minutes. Always

remember to cool before cheesecake serving.