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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Baked Banana Cheesecake

Baked Banana Cheesecake Recipe The recipe worked perfectly. I used the Nice biscuits and it was so delicious, everyone had a slice and how yummy it was. Will definitely make again.

Serve: 10

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups (225g) plain flour
1/4 cup (40g) icing sugar mixture
90g butter
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon cold water, approximately
2 x 250g packets cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
1 1/2 cups mashed banana
3 eggs, beaten lightly

Method:
Sift flour and icing sugar into medium bowl, rub in butter; add egg yolks and enough of the water to make ingredients cling together.

Press mixture into a ball; knead on floured surface until smooth. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes. Press pastry evenly over base and side of 23cm springform tin, trim edge, lightly prick base with fork Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to moderately hot. Cover pastry with baking paper, fill with dried beans or rice.

Bake in moderately hot oven 10 minutes; remove paper and beans. Bake 15 minutes or until browned lightly; cool. Meanwhile, reduce oven temperature to moderate.

Beat cheese, sugar and essence in medium bowl with electric mixer until smooth; add banana and egg, beat until smooth.

Place tin on oven tray, pour cheesecake mixture into tin. Bake in moderate oven about 1 1/4 hours or until just firm.

Cool in oven with door ajar. Cover, refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.

Baked Banana Cheesecake Recipe