Polish Style Cheesecake Of My Childhood Recipes

POLISH STYLE CHEESECAKE OF MY CHILDHOOD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Pan sizes: 9x13 or 11x17-inches, depending on how high you want the cake. (I use 2 disposable foil pans, one inside the other. To remove from the pan after baking, I loosen the sides then cut the pan and peel it away).
• OR you can line the foil pans with foil [;), and lift it out to cut.
• COOKIE DOUGH:
• Mix flour, baking powder, 1/2 cup sugar, and margarine.
• Work as for pie dough.
• Then add beaten eggs and milk.
• Pat in pan which has been greased on bottom and sides.
• Cover dough with pineapple.
• CHEESECAKE FILLING:.
• Cream the cheese with the sugar until very smooth.
• Add lemon juice, salt and potato starch.
• Add eggs yolks and beat slightly.
• Beat heavy cream until soft peaks form.
• Fold into the cheese mixture.
• Beat egg whites until soft peaks form and fold into cheese mixture.
• Pour cheese over pineapple.
• TO BAKE:.
• Bake for about one hour.
• Test with knife in center to see if done.

POLISH CHEESECAKE 1968

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 9 inch spring form pan.
• Prepare shortcrust recipe #90981.
• Sift flour and sugar into a large bowl, or processor, add the cubes of chilled butter until resembling cornmeal, add in the whole egg and vanilla until a dough forms, wrap and chill for one hour before rolling. ( This dough can be stored in the fridge for 4 days before using or can be frozen also up to 6 weeks.).
• roll out 1/8 inch thick and lay into prepared pan. Set aside in refrigerator.
• Roll out more dough onto parchment and make strips for the lattice top, and chill in frisge.
• Prepare filling, beat ricotta cheese, cream, sugar, flour, until smooth, add in the eggs one at a time, and beat in, not overbeating.
• Add the raisins and orange flower water, and blend well.
• Spoon gently into the prepared crust lined pan, take the strips of lattice and criss cross over top of batter.
• Beat an egg yolk with a pinch of salt, until frothy, and brush lattice strips on the top. This is not necessary but will help with a nice golden crust.
• Bake in preheated oven for 18 minutes, reduce heat to 350 and continue baking until set, about 40 minutes.
• Remove when set to a wire rack and completely cool befroe chilling in refrigerator or removing from pan.
• Sift powdered icing sugar over the top when serving.

POLISH CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the cottage cheese in a sieve and drain.
• In a small bowl, mix the flour, salt, and sugar.
• Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the cottage cheese with the eggs, butter, and vanilla.
• Mix until well blended and smooth.
• Add the dry mixture and blend well.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and set the cake aside.
• Prepare the topping by sifting the flour, sugar, and cinnamon together.
• Add the brown sugar and blend well.
• Pour the melted butter over the topping mix and immediately stir with a fork to form small crumbs.
• Sprinkle the topping mix over the surface of the cake and bake the cake for 50 minutes, or until done.
• Cool to room temperature and then chill.