Homemade Fresh Cheese Cheesecake :)

in #hive-1205862 months ago

Hi, creative foodies in the Hive!

Do you like experimenting in the kitchen? I do.

This time I wanted to make a few but significant changes to a cheesecake recipe a friend gave me some years ago: I substituted the traditional cream cheese for two types of local fresh cheese and adjusted the rest of the recipe to fit the new formula, fingers crossed.

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The result was amazing, so much better than expected. It was delicious and cost me a lot less money than when I used the original recipe with cream cheese ($1.7 for queso fresco versus $7 for cream cheese, not to mention that I used almost half as much cream). I'm always expecting a mess when I'm trying tricks for the first time, hehe, but everything was fine 😋

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I don't make baked cheesecake often...

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...But just a couple of months ago, I learned that my husband, who is always proud of his “absolute”--tongue in cheek--independence from the world of sweets and desserts, loves it. So I've started to make my little experiments in the kitchen...

Cheesecake is ancient. I have read that in ancient Greece they used fresh cheese and honey. I have read that it was popular as “fuel” for athletes and also at special get-togethers and weddings.

In modern times, the recipe seems to never be missing Philadelphia cheese, mascarpone, or other cheese that is creamy--and, in my case, expensive--.

Although this time the result was pretty good, there's always room for improvement; if you keep reading, you'll find some notes, just in case you're interested.

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INGREDIENTS

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A couple of details to keep in mind: first, the aftertaste of the cake will be from the cheese you choose, so choose one that you really like. Second, it should not be too salty. I used llanero (left) and guayanés (right)👇🏻👇🏻

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Cake:

  • 500gr fresh cheese

  • 4 eggs (M)

  • 1 can condensed milk

  • 300 ml cream

  • 2 heaping tablespoons cornstarch

  • 1 cup powdered sugar

  • 20 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice

  • 4 teaspoons vanilla essence

Crust:

  • 140 gr crushed María Biscuits + 4 tablespoons brown sugar + 70gr Margarine to cover the bottom of the baking pan (optional)

Firm jam:

  • 150 gr fresh ripe strawberries

  • 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

  • the juice of a lemon

  • 1 cup brown sugar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

  • half a cinnamon stick

  • pinch of salt

  • 24 gr unflavored gelatin
    (I'd use 10-12 gr instead of 24 gr of gelatin next time 🙃)

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THE PROCESS

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I grated the cheese as necessary and put all the ingredients in the blender.

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The amount of mixture was too much for my blender, so I blended it in two parts and finished blending in a bowl.

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After the mix was done, I crushed the María Biscuits in the blender, then dry mixed them with the sugar in a bowl, and finally added the melted margarine.

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I mixed it until it looked like wet sand.

I pressed the biscuit mixture against the bottom of the baking pan to make the base of the cake.

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Note: I usually use the cookies only (double what I used this time) and toast them a little in the oven before pouring the mixture over them, no sugar or butter or margarine; and I will definitely keep this original recipe next time 💯

THIRD

Now it was time to pour the mixture into the baking pan, which I had lined with margarine.

The baking time was longer than expected: 75 min at 300°F in my little electric oven. I guess it was a lot of mixture. Next time, I will make this cake less tall, so as not to force my trusty little oven so much. Anyway, the result was good 😁👇

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I let it cool for about half an hour and it unmolded easily.

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You could see the cake was moist and firm. Nice.

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FOURTH. Jam, jello, sauce? 🍓🍊🍋😋

For me, there are three things that make the sweet part of this cake special: fresh fruit, fresh citrus with pectin, and my jam trio: pinch of salt/cinnamon stick/cane honey.

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First of all, I squeezed the ornages and lemon. I poured the juice in a pot and added the strawberries that I had washed and cut in little pieces of about 2 cm.

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I added the sugar...

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Half a cinnamon stick, a pinch of salt, and about 1/3 cup of homemade cane honey. At this point, it looked like a strawberry sauce. Next time, this consistency will be the one I'll choose.

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But I did add some unflavored gelatine to make it thicker. I let the gelatin powder hydrate in water according to instructions and then added it into the cooking pot. I removed the pot from the fire immediately and let it cool a little before pouring it on top of the cake.

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Note: Although the result was good and it is more practical, for example in case you want to take this cake to a birthday party, I prefer to make a fruit sauce, with some good chunks of cooked and fresh fruit, and pour it over the cake at the moment of serving.

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All in all, it was a successful experiment and a gratifying experience. We couldn't help ourselves and tried it after it had only been in the fridge for a couple of hours. But as you can imagine, it was much yummier the next day.

As usual, I hope you've found this post helpful 😁❤️

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Have you ever tried making your own cheescake?

Any tricks you want to share?

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Enjoy!


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All text and images are my own. I have taken the pictures with my Redmi 9T cell phone. And if any GIFs here, I've used GIPHY for all them.

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Thank you so much for your visit :)

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I would love to eat this heavenly slice :)

And I'd be truly happy to offer it to you, friend. Please, let me brew some coffee first 😁

Thank you so much for dropping by 💕 Have a wonderful day!

Se ve delicioso me encantó la idea de la sustitución los quesos excelente

Queda igual de rica que con el queso crema y es mucho más económica. Solo hay que escoger un queso un poco bajo de sal.

Gracias por pasar, @yraimadiaz 😁 Qué tengas un excelente día ❤️

WOW @marlyncabrera, your experiment turned into a masterpiece! It's a perfect cheesecake. Awesome step-by-step foodie blog with lovely photos, I'm sure your family must have been very happy as well!

I'm thrilled that you liked, awesome @lizelle! You know I'm your fan 💯

I was surprised with the result, and I saved 7 dollars 😁

Thank you so much for the visit and motivation, friend. Have a great day!

The cake looks very firm and fluffy
You’re so good at baking
Keep it up!

Thank you so much for your nice words, @rafzat 😁 Thank you so much for dropping by... Have a great day!

La cocina se hizo para experimentar y crear, me encantó esta receta y se ve deliciosa

Opino igual, aunque el entusiasmo no o me da para los inventos de mi esposo 🤫

Gracias por pasar ❤️ Qué tengas un gran día!

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Thank you so much for your consideration and support, @foodiesunite @sirenahippie 😁💕 Very much appreciated 💯

A la orden @marlyncabrera, y este pastel es una maravilla, realmente te felicito por este giro que has dado a la receta. La anotaré para hacerla después. Gracias por publicar tus estupendas recetas en la comunidad. ¡Abrazos!

Gracias 😁❤️

Creo que por tu pueblo se consiguen quesos buenísimos para experimentar. Yo ya no vuelvo a comprar queso crema para esta torta 😏

Qué tengas excelente tarde. Ya se va acabando el miércoles... ☕

En mi pueblo hay quesos excepcionales, de hecho, cerca de mi casa hay una señora que hace quesos frescos, que al dejarlos en la nevera se "maduran" un poco y son similares al parmesano. Yo misma he experimentado con leche de ordeño, para hacer yogures, ghee, mantequilla, y lo próximo que haré es queso, sólo que hay que ubicar el cuajo adecuado, porque cortar la leche con limón o vinagre jamás dará el mismo resultado. Estaré compartiendo las recetas.

Igual para tí, feliz fin de miércoles.

Yo misma he experimentado con leche de ordeño...

Una maravilla ⭐ Así sí vale la pena experimentar con leche y hacer tortas y quesos 💯

Las tortas quedan excelentes con la leche de ordeño

I'll be sure to pass this on to @pandamama who loves cheesecake.

I'm so glad to hear from other cheesecake lovers 😌 Thank you so much, @leelektrik ❤️

You're so welcome @marlyncabrera

I am impressed with the whole process that goes into making this appetizing dessert and you have it all under control. It looks wonderful.

You're too kind, @karen.art ❤️ It's a process and then you eat cake and get a little fatter 🤣 So it has a simple side as well 🙈

Thank you so much for dropping by. Have a wonderful day!

I've also seen a lot of cheesecake lately on social media, I'd love to try it at home. And I know this, it must taste really delicious because I am also a cheese lover.

I'm a cheese lover, too, and I can tell you, it's addictive. Too difficult to quit. And cheesecake has that peculiarity as well; once you try it, it enters your dessert top ten--I mean, when you're a cheese lover.

Thank you so much for dropping by, dear @nurfay 💕 Have a great day!

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