Monday, December 3, 2012

Avocado cheesecake

Avocado Cheesecake

Ingredients:
100 grms. butter ( melted)
300 grms crackers ( around 2 packs  of Burcak )
2 packs Labne cream cheese @ 200g. each pack
200 g. granulated sugar
1 tbsp. cornflour
3 eggs ( at room temp.)
2 tbsps. lemon juice
2 cups ripe avocado ( approximately 2 pcs. medium size )


Procedures: Preheat oven to 180C

let's start by preparing our baking pans... Brush the base and sides of pan with a little of melted butter.







Remove the base from the tin. Cut a round of parchment paper to fit the base of   the tin, brush the paper with butter and set aside.







Preparing for the crust.


Crush the biscuits in a food processor, or simply crush the biscuits into tiny crumbles.






With the crumbles, add the remaining melted butter and mix well.







Pour the crumb mixture into the base of the baking pan.







With the aid of any tumbler or flat glass, press the crumb mixture , tapping firmly with the base of a glass tumbler as you go.






this is the ready crust now, and set aside for the meantime.







Preparing for the batter

 wash and cut open the avocados, spoon out the flesh and put in a clean bowl, and lightly mash the flesh.






With a whisk or a spoon, add in the lemon juice and mix well.  Set aside.







In a clean mixing bowl, put in the cheese and sugar.
 Beat cream cheese and sugar will smooth. Beat in cornflour.

 Add eggs one at a time, beating till smooth.
Add the lemon juice and avocado mixture and beat briefly to combine.

 Pour the batter into the tin

 With aluminom foil, wrap tightly the bottom of the pan for this will be bake with WATER BATH.
 Place the baking pan in a large baking dish and pour boiling water into the dish to come halfway up the sides of our baking pan.
Bake for 50 minutes then turn off the oven BUT DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR FOR A FURTHER AN HOUR.





 Lift the tin from the water bath. Cool and set aside for 20 minutes.
 Cover the top of the baking tin and let it stay in the refrigerator for at least a day.... Serve and enjoy top with brown sugar or any sweet toppings that you would love to.












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