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- From: mark@megatek.uucp (Mark Thompson)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Pumpkin cheesecake
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- Date: 15 Nov 87 16:34:12 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE PUMPKIN-CAKE-3 D "3 Nov 87" 1987
- .RZ "PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE" "A holiday alternative to pumpkin pie"
- This cheesecake has to be tried to be
- believed. It was developed by Karen Reynolds, a charming lady, fine
- programmer, and amazing cook.
- .SH PASTRY
- .IG "1 cup" "flour" "100 g"
- .IG "\(14 cup" "sugar" "50 g"
- .IG "1 tsp" "vanilla" "5 ml"
- .IG "1" "egg yolk"
- .IG "\(14 cup" "butter," "60 g"
- softened
- .SH FILLING
- .IG "2\(12 lb" "packaged cream cheese," "1 kg"
- softened
- .IG "\(34 cup" "packed light brown sugar" "150 g"
- .IG "1 cup" "sugar" "200 g"
- .IG "3 Tbsp" "flour" "20 g"
- .IG "\(34 tsp" "ground allspice" "4 ml"
- .IG "\(34 tsp" "ground ginger" "4 ml"
- .IG "\(12 tsp" "ground cinnamon" "2.5 ml"
- .IG "1 lb" "canned pumpkin" "500 g"
- .IG "2" "egg yolks"
- .IG "5" "eggs"
- .IG "1 tsp" "vanilla extract" "5 ml"
- .IG "\(14 cup" "heavy cream" "60 ml"
- .PH "(PASTRY)"
- .SK 1
- Preheat the oven to
- .TE 400 200 .
- Grease the bottom and sides of a
- .AB "9 inch" "22 cm"
- diameter
- .AB "3 inch" "8 cm"
- deep springform pan.
- .SK 2
- Prepare the pastry by stirring flour and sugar together in a bowl. Cut in
- butter, egg yolk and extract. Work the dough (which will be very crumbly)
- with hands to complete the mixing.
- Evenly press the dough on the bottom and up the sides (to within
- .AB "\(12 inch" "1 cm"
- of the top) of the springform pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes,
- or until golden brown. Remove and set aside to cool while preparing the filling.
- .PH "(FILLING)"
- .SK 1
- Increase the oven temperature to
- .TE 475 250 .
- .SK 2
- Beat the cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth and soft. Beat in the
- sugars, flour, spices and pumpkin until well blended. Add egg yolks and eggs
- one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla extract, beat
- in well. Stir in the cream.
- .SK 3
- Pour filling into the pastry crust. Bake for 12 minutes. Without opening
- the oven door, reduce the oven temperature to
- .TE 200 100
- degrees and leave the cheesecake in the oven for an additional 1 hour
- and 15 minutes. At the end of the baking time, turn off the oven, but
- leave the cheesecake sitting inside (without opening the door) until
- the oven cools (about 2 to 3 hours). Remove from the oven, refrigerate
- overnight.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- moderate.
- .I Time:
- 1 hour preparation, several hours baking.
- .I Precision:
- measure carefully.
- .WR
- Mark Thompson
- Megatek Corporation, San Diego, California, USA
- mark@megatek.uucp
-