Delicious UK - (03)March 2020

Bakedlemoncheesecake
withpineappleflowers
SERVES 10 12.HANDSONTIME 30 MIN,
OVENTIME1 HOUR 35 45 MIN, PLUS
CHILLING AND COOLING

MAKE

AHEAD

Makethecheesecakeand
pineappleflowerstheday
before.Coverandchillthe
cheesecake.Keeptheflowers at
room temperature.

FORTHEBASE

• 200gHobnobbiscuits


• 75gunsaltedbutter,meltedand
  cooled, plus extra to grease

FORTHEFILLING

• 340gfull-fatcreamcheese
  (weusedPhiladelphia)


• 250gmascarpone


• 200ggoldencastersugar


• 200mlkefir(fermentedmilk,
  widelyavailable)orsouredcream


• 3 largefree-rangeeggs


• 1 tspvanillaextract


• Finelygratedzest 3 lemons
  andjuice 2


• 50g plain flour

FORTHETOPPINGANDDECORATION

• 200mlsouredcream


• 1 tbspgoldencastersugar


• smallpineapple,peeled,eyes
  removedandthinlyslicedinto
  12 rounds(sliceasthinlyasyou
  cananddon’tremovethecore)


• A few drops red food colouring

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• 20cmround,deep,loose-bottomed
  caketin,baseandsideslinedwith
  compostablebakingpaper;mini
  muffintray(tosettheedible
  flower decorations)

1 Forthebase,pulsethebiscuits
ina foodprocessortomakefine
crumbs(orputina freezerbagand
bashtofinecrumbsusinga rolling
pin),thenmixinthemeltedbutter
anda pinchofsalt.Packintothebase
ofthepreparedcaketininaneven
layer, smoothing down with the

backofa spoon.Chilluntilneeded.

2 Heattheovento180°C/

160°Cfan/gas4.Forthefilling,

putthecreamcheese,mascarpone,

200gcastersugarandthekefir/

souredcreamina mixingbowl,

thenmixusinga balloonwhisk

(oranelectricmixer)untilsmooth.

Gentlywhiskintheeggs,oneat

a time,thenaddthevanillaextract,

lemonzestandallbut2 tspofthe

lemonjuice.Gentlymixintheflour

untilsmooth.Spoonthemixture

overthechilledbiscuit base, then

levelthetop.

3 Bakefor50-60minutesuntilthe

topislightlygoldenandsetatthe

edgesbutthecentrestillwobbles

whenthecheesecakeisshaken

gently.Removethetinfromtheoven

andleavetocoolona wirerack.

4 Whenthecheesecakehascooled,

heattheovento150°C/130°Cfan/

gas2.Forthetopping,mixthe

souredcreamwiththe1 tbspsugar

andthe2 tspreservedlemonjuice,

thenspreadthemixtureoverthe

topofthecheesecakeandreturnit

totheovenfor 25 minutes(itwill

stillbea bitsoftandwobblybutwill

setoncooling).Removeandleaveto

cooloncemore,thencoverloosely

andchillforatleast4 hours

(overnightisbest– seeMake

Ahead).Leavetheovenonif you’re

makingthepineappleflowers.

5 Fortheflowers,blotthepineapple

sliceswithkitchenpaper,then

arrangeon2 bakingtrayslinedwith

compostablebakingpaper.Mixa

fewdropsofthefoodcolouringinto

a tablespoonofwater,thendrop

a littleofthecolouringontothe

middleofhalftheflowersusing

a teaspoon.Bakefor 20 minutes,

thenflipandbakefor 20 minutes

moreoruntilthepineapplefeels

drytothetouch.Whilethe

pineappleflowersarestillwarm,

pusheachsliceintoa minimuffin

holetosetit ina flowershape(see

MakeAhead).Usetodecoratethe

cheesecake,justbeforeserving.

PERSERVING(FOR12)458kcals,

29.8gfat(17.4gsaturated),7.5g

protein,38.9gcarbs(29.3g sugars),

0.5g salt, 2.1g fibre

BabkabunswithNutella

andtahinifilling

MAKES6.HANDSONTIME 30 MIN,

OVENTIME 35 MIN,PLUSOVERNIGHT

RISING AND PROVING

MAKE

AHEAD

It’sbesttostarttherecipe

thedaybeforesothebuns

canbebakedfreshfor

brunch.Takethedoughoutofthe

fridge 15 minutesbeforerolling.To

bakethebunsonthesameday,when

yougettostep3,leavethedoughto

riseatroomtemperaturefor45-60

minutesuntilnearlydoubledinsize,

thenchillfor 30 minutes.Thiswill

make it easier to work with.

• 150mlwholemilk


• 140gunsaltedbutteratroom
  temperature,plusextratogrease


• 125gplainflour,plusextratodust


• 125gstrongwhitebread flour


• tspfineseasalt


• 40ggoldencastersugar


• 7gfast-actiondriedyeast


• 2 largefree-rangeeggs,lightly
  beaten, in separate bowls

FORTHEFILLING

• 175gNutella


• 3 tbsptahini


• tsp ground allspice

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• Standmixerfittedwitha dough
  hook(oranelectrichandmixer
  withdoughhookattachmentsand
  a largemixingbowl);Yorkshire
  puddingtinwithlargeholes,lined
  with compostable baking paper

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