Chilled Orange and Lemon Cheesecake Recipe
Ingredients
| Egg yolks | 2 (Filling:) | |
| Sugar | 100 Gram (Filling:) | |
| Orange rind - of 1 orange, finely grated | ||
| Lemon rind - of 1 lemon, finely grated | ||
| Orange juice | 3 Tablespoon (Filling:) | |
| Lemon juice | 3 Tablespoon (Filling:) | |
| Gelatin | 15 Gram (Filling:) | |
| Water | 2 Tablespoon (Filling:) | |
| Cottage cheese | 350 Gram (Filling:) | |
| Cream | 150 Milliliter, soured (Filling:) | |
| Egg whites | 4 (Filling:) | |
| Digestive Biscuits | 8 (Biscuit crust:) | |
| Demerara sugar - 25 g/1 oz | ||
| Butter | 50 Gram (Biscuit crust:) | |
| Orange slices - few | ||
| Whipped cream - as required | ||
| Chopped nuts - as required | ||
Directions
MAKING
1) Filling : in a heatproof bowl, beat the egg yolks and 1/4 cup sugar, until thoroughly mixed.
2) Stir in the orange and lemon rinds with the juices.
3) Place the bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, stir and cook, until the mixture is slightly thickened.
4) In another heatproof bowl, soften the gelatine in water, then stir over a pan of hot water over a low heat, until the gelatine is dissolved.
5) Stir into the egg yolk mixture and allow to slightly cool.
6) Then fold in the cottage cheese and soured cream.
7) In a bowl, stiffly beat the egg whites, fold in rest of the sugar, then stir into the cheese mixture.
8) In a 8 inch cake tin, turn the mixtute and refrigerate until set.
FINALIZING
9) Crust: In a bowl, add all the crust ingredients together and mix thoroughly.
10) Sprinkle over the cheesecake, press down lightly and refrigerate, until the crust is firm.
11) If you wish to freeze the recipe do it at this stage. Freeze, then remove the tin, wrap the cheesecake in a freezer bag, seal, label and freeze.
SERVING
12) Garnish the Chilled Orange and Lemon Cheesecake with orange slices, cream and nuts, serve on a serving platter.
13) If using the frozen dish, unwrap, place the cheesecake on a platter with crust side down, then thaw in the refrigerator overnight and serve as indicated in step 12.
1) Filling : in a heatproof bowl, beat the egg yolks and 1/4 cup sugar, until thoroughly mixed.
2) Stir in the orange and lemon rinds with the juices.
3) Place the bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, stir and cook, until the mixture is slightly thickened.
4) In another heatproof bowl, soften the gelatine in water, then stir over a pan of hot water over a low heat, until the gelatine is dissolved.
5) Stir into the egg yolk mixture and allow to slightly cool.
6) Then fold in the cottage cheese and soured cream.
7) In a bowl, stiffly beat the egg whites, fold in rest of the sugar, then stir into the cheese mixture.
8) In a 8 inch cake tin, turn the mixtute and refrigerate until set.
FINALIZING
9) Crust: In a bowl, add all the crust ingredients together and mix thoroughly.
10) Sprinkle over the cheesecake, press down lightly and refrigerate, until the crust is firm.
11) If you wish to freeze the recipe do it at this stage. Freeze, then remove the tin, wrap the cheesecake in a freezer bag, seal, label and freeze.
SERVING
12) Garnish the Chilled Orange and Lemon Cheesecake with orange slices, cream and nuts, serve on a serving platter.
13) If using the frozen dish, unwrap, place the cheesecake on a platter with crust side down, then thaw in the refrigerator overnight and serve as indicated in step 12.
Chef
