Hello! Magazine UK – 19 August 2019

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BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE

THE

SWEET

SPOT

Indulgeyour

bakingurge with

theserecipes,by

royalcakemaker

ClairePtakandfast

foodchain Leon,

thatpacka punch

withluscious

summerfruits

andrefreshing

zingy citrusÉ

Serves8-10 Preparationtime 20 minutes,pluschillingandcooling Cookingtime45-60minutes

“Arich,creamycheesecakecutbya

sharperfruittopping. Luxurious.”

INGREDIENTS

• 125g/4½ozdigestivebiscuits


• 125g/4½ozgingernutbiscuits


• 90g/3¾ozunsaltedbutter


• 550g/1lb3ozcreamcheese


• 125g/4½ozcastersugar


• 2 tsplemonjuice


• Seedsfrom1 vanillapod


• 200g/7ozcrèmefraîcheor
  souredcream


• 100g/4ozthickGreekyoghurt


• 3 large free-range eggs

Fortheblueberrytopping

• 2 smallpunnetsof blueberries


• 2 tspcornflour

1 .Crushthebiscuitstoa powderin

a foodprocessor.Tipintoa bowl.

2 .Meltthebutterthenpourover

thebiscuitpowder.Stirtocombine.

Pressthemixintothebaseof a deep

20cm/8inspringformorloose-

bottomedcaketin,thenplacein

thefridgeforabout1 hourtoset.

3 .Preheattheovento170°C,

325°F,Gas3.

4. In a bowl, beat together the

creamcheese,sugar,lemonjuice

andvanillaseedsuntilcreamy.Mix

inthecrèmefraîche andyoghurt.

Addtheeggsandbeatuntilsmooth.

5 .Spoonthemixoverthechilled

biscuitbase.Smoothoverthetop

andbakeinthepreheatedovenfor

45 minutes,untilthefillinghasset

(itmayneedanother 10 minutes).

Transferthetintoa wirerackand

allowtocoolcompletely.

6 .Meanwhile,tosstheblueberries

inthecornflourthenputthemin

a smallpanwith3 tbspofwater.

Heat while stirring until the

blueberriesarebubblingandstart

tobreakup.Leavetocool.

7 .Runa smallparingknifearound

theinsideofthecheesecaketinto

helpreleasethecooled

cheesecake.Transfertoa serving

plateandspoonthecooled

blueberriesoverthetop.

TIPInsteadof blueberries,youcan

alsousecherriesor cranberries.For

thecherryversion,add1tspof

almondextractto thecheesecake

mixture.Forthecranberryversion,

add finely grated orange zest.^101