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How to make the Best Cheesecake
OK folks, if you’ve given up on ever having a flat stomach or slim hips,
have I got some recipes for you!
Cheesecake is a delicious, custard-like, full of cheese and calories
concoction that will simply melt in your mouth. It is usually poured
into a lovely graham cracker crust, and baked until smooth and creamy.
You can top it with whipped cream or fruit, but even served plain, it is
way up there in the “Best Desserts Ever” category.
Sometimes, folks mistake this dish as originating in Italy because it
can be made with ricotta cheese also, but we can actually blame ancient
Greece for starting this popular (yet sure to make any diet fail) food,
since it is first mentioned in history relating to the Olympian athletes
being fed such delicacies centuries ago. The Romans were quick to then
spread (a little pun there) the recipe throughout Europe, and thus,
immigrants coming to America from the motherland, brought with them this
wonderful knowledge and treat.
By 1872, cream cheese was discovered in America, and was pasteurized by
1912. This simplification in the preparation of cheese really started a
boom in cheesecake. It is now a national, as well as worldwide favorite.
Creating a luscious cheesecake used to be an arduous task, and as I read
some recipes today, I find it still is. But if you are looking for a
quick ‘n easy way to make Cheesecake, I have a great recipe:
BLENDER CHEESECAKE
1 (8oz. pkg.) cream cheese
I can (Borden’s) sweetened/condensed milk
½ cup lemon juice (can use store bought juice)
1 tsp. vanilla
dash of salt
Blend above ingredients thoroughly in a Vita-Mix or any blender, and
pour into a prepared Graham cracker crust, (here again, can be store
bought).
Top with: 1 can of thickened (Wilderness brand) cherries or blueberries.
Cool six hours (uncovered) in the fridge…Guaranteed delicious, every
time!
I use good old “PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese” myself, right off the store
shelf. Actually, I use any product that will cut my work in half. I love
to cook from scratch but have better things to do these days than spend
a day in the kitchen skimming whey off cheese…
Happy Cooking From Tamara
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Healthy Homemade Cake Recipe Tips
When baking with butter
Room-temperature butter in the cake batter is one of the
biggest cake baking mistakes. In fact, butter must be below 68°F
to trap air molecules and build structure. Otherwise, the fat
will liquefy and the cake will be flat. To get “cool”
butter: Cut the chilled butter into chunks and let it sit in a
bowl for 5 minutes before beating.
When mixing cake batter:
You cannot over beat the eggs, sugar and butter, but you can over beat the
flour. If you do, gluten will form and you will be making a
quick bread instead of a layer cake. Beat the flour just until
there are no visible signs of dry flour, but not until the
batter is completely smooth.
Cake flour:
Cake flour is milled from soft wheat that has a lower gluten content and
higher starch content than all-purpose flour. It helps to ensure
a fluffy texture in cakes and pastries. A substitute for cake
flour is to use all-purpose flour, but reduce the amount by 2
tablespoons per cup.
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The food choices that we make every day have a profound effect on the environment. From farm to spoon, growing our food, processing it and transporting it all use tremendous amounts of energy, water and chemicals. By making just a few small changes in our eating and buying habits, we can greatly reduce this impact. When we eat green, we help the environment by reducing global warming pollution and help ourselves by eating fresh and healthy food.
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