cheesecake

[Maxime]

Hi

Sorry to be asking but i am not a big cheese eater.  What cheese do i buy from the local supermarket in order to make a cheesecake?

[opas]

I do not have a specific recipe....but when I have made them here I have bought a soft mild goats cheese and mixed with a mascepone to taste, I personaly like it with a bit of tartness.

Mrs O

[Val_2]

I always use Mascapone cheese mixed with citrus rind,juice and a tablespoon of icing sugar on top of a base made from Speculoos or Bastogne crushed buiscuits stirred into melted butter and then pressed down in a dish.

[Patf]

I made one recently with creme fraiche and thick cream, from Champion. 250 grammes of each, mixed with the rind and juice of a lemon,1 oz ground almonds,2 egg yolks,2 oz sugar, 2level tbsp cornflour, all mixed together. whisk egg whites until stiff and fold into mixture. pour onto your chosen base and bake at gas 4 electric 180c for 30-40 minutes. It worked well. Pat

[Maxime]

thanks ever so, will try it out!!!

[Backleee]

Hi - just a quick reply.  My wife's made loads of cheesecakes here with cream cheese from Lidl - so it's cheap - under a Euro per 200g pot - called "Creme Goldessa - Pur" or Nature.  In a blue and white tub, it's a mixture of cream, cheese and yoghurt very similar to the own-brand Phildelphias from the UK.

She also adds  *powdered or leaf gelatine - both easily available in the Hypers or supermarkets (brand "Vahiné" - powdered).

Cheers,

 

Chris

 

 

[Maxime]

thanks chris.  Silly question, do i find gelatine where the cake and desert ingredients are?  I have never bought it before.  I shop at lidls so will try that out, thanks ever so

[Backleee]

Yeah, we find gelatine in the aisle with cake decorations, food colouring, birthday candles - that sort of thing.