Hometown Cheesecake
A Chinese-Western fusion baked dessert made by encasing rich cheesecake filling in a crispy pastry shell.
Ingredients
flour (for crust)
225 g
baking powder (for crust)
10 g
granulated sugar (for crust)
50 g
butter (for crust)
150 g
water (for crust)
75 g
ricotta cheese (for filling)
500 g
sherry cream (for filling)
100 g
granulated sugar (for filling)
125 g
flour (for filling)
50 g
heavy cream (for filling)
35 g
sour cream (for filling)
300 ml
egg yolks (for filling)
6
egg whites (for filling)
6
Instructions
1
Make the crust
Mix flour, baking powder, and granulated sugar together, then add water and butter and knead into a dough. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
2
Preheat oven
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
3
Line the crust
Grease the sides and bottom of a 23 cm mold, then line it with the prepared crust dough.
4
Blind bake the crust
Place on the lower oven rack and bake at medium-low heat for 8-10 minutes, then let cool.
5
Make the filling
Mix all filling ingredients except the egg whites together until smooth.
6
Add egg whites
Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form, then gently fold them into the filling mixture.
7
Bake the cheesecake
Pour the filling into the pre-baked crust, place on the lower oven rack, and bake at medium-low heat for 30-40 minutes.
8
Cool and decorate
Let cool for 1-2 hours, sprinkle with icing sugar and serve.
