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🍰 Classic Cheesecake with Shortcrust Pastry

685 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Cut 150 g of butter into small pieces.
  2. 2. Add the butter pieces, 50 g of sugar, a pinch of salt, one egg, and the flour to the mixing bowl.
  3. 3. Knead the ingredients for 1 minute and 30 seconds on the dough kneading setting until a smooth mixture forms.
  4. 4. If the dough seems too dry, add one tablespoon of cold water.
  5. 5. Knead the mixture for another 20 seconds on speed 4 to incorporate the water.
  6. 6. Shape the dough into a ball.
  7. 7. Wrap the dough ball in cling film.
  8. 8. Let the dough rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
  9. 9. Wash a lemon thoroughly in hot water.
  10. 10. Finely grate about 1 teaspoon of lemon zest.
  11. 11. Add 50 g of butter to the mixing bowl.
  12. 12. Melt the butter for 3 minutes on speed 1 at 50 °C.
  13. 13. Add quark, 4 eggs, 150 g of sugar, vanilla sugar, 2 teaspoons of lemon juice, the grated lemon zest, and cornstarch to the melted butter.
  14. 14. Mix all ingredients for 30 seconds on speed 5.
  15. 15. Preheat the oven to 175 °C using top and bottom heat.
  16. 16. Line a springform pan with baking paper.
  17. 17. Grease the edges of the pan with butter.
  18. 18. Take the dough out of the refrigerator.
  19. 19. Roll out the shortcrust pastry evenly.
  20. 20. Place the dough into the springform pan.
  21. 21. Form a border about 4 cm high from the dough.
  22. 22. Pour the quark mixture into the prepared pan.
  23. 23. Bake the cake for about 60 minutes in the oven.
  24. 24. Allow the cheesecake to cool in the open oven.
  25. 25. Serve the cake after it has cooled.

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