| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Source | Adapted from Martha Stewart Living |
| Prep time | 1 1⁄2 hours |
| Recipes | Desserts |
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Source | Adapted from Martha Stewart Living |
| Prep time | 1 1⁄2 hours |
| Recipes | Desserts |
A light and spring cheesecake, delicious with our new local cottage cheese from Butterworks Farm. Use Midel Gingersnaps for the crust.
| 1 | Tablespoon | oil |
| 2 | Tablespoon | arrowroot powder |
| 1 1⁄2 | Teaspoon | vanilla extract |
| 1⁄3 | Cup | honey |
| Pinch | salt | |
| 20 | gingersnap cookies (small) | |
| 16 | Ounce | cottage cheese (try local!) |
| 8 | Ounce | cream cheese (cut into pieces) |
| 2 | Teaspoon | lemon juice (fresh) |
| 1⁄3 | Cup | sugar |
| 3 | eggs (large) | |
| lemon zest (from 1 lemon) | ||
| 2 | Quart | strawberries (optional topping) |
Preheat oven to 325. Lightly butter a 9" springform pan.
To prepare crust:
Pulse ginger snaps in a food processor into fine crumbs, adding oil and pulsing again. Press the mixture evenly into the bottom of the pan. Rinse and dry the bowl.
To prepare filling:
Process cottage cheese in the food processor until very smooth and silky. Add cream cheese and blend again. Add sugar, honey, arrowroot powder, lemon juice, vanilla and salt; blend well. Add eggs and lemon zest and pulse again. Scrape filling into crust.
Place the cheesecake in a shallow roasting pan and pour in piping hot water to come about 1" up the outside of the pan. Bake until the edges are set but the center quivers slightly, 50-60 minutes.
Turn off the oven and allow the cheesecake to cool with the door ajar for 1 hour. Then cover cheesecake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours. (Can be made ahead.)
Serve plain or topped with sliced fresh strawberries mixed with a little honey.