mdmavis

Does anyone have a recipe for a cheescake crust?

greensleeves

I'm not a great cook but the cheesecake I've had usually had graham crackers crushed, held together with melted butter. Hope a real cook gets on and helps you out.:)

Willa

1 1/4 c chocolate wafer crumbs OR graham crcker crumbs
2 Tbs sugar
3 Tbs margarine or butter, melted

Marge L.

You can also use vanilla wafers or gingersnaps.

fishnlady

This crust recipe was given to me 40 years ago by a Woman from the South. It had been in her family for several generations. I have the cheesecake recipe that goes with it if you would like to have it too but for now here is the crust recipe.
Cheesecake Crust Recipe
1 Cup Flour
1/4 Cup Sugar
1 Teaspoon Lemon Rind, grated
1/4 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Large Egg Yolk
1/2 Cup Butter
Combine flour, sugar, lemon rind and vanilla.
Make a well in the center and add egg yolk and butter; blend together.
Flatten into a disc, wrap with plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator 1 hour.
Roll about 1/3 of the dough between floured pieces of waxed paper into a circle about 9 1/2 inches in diameter and 1/8 inch thick
Place on bottom of a spring form pan and trim to fit pan.
Bake in hot oven 400° for about 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool
Butter sides of pan and place over the base. Roll remaining dough to a rectangle 4 inches wide and 15 inches long.
Cut in half lengthwise. Line sides of pan with cookie strips. Pan is now ready for baking cheese cake filling.

KimmieH

Cynthia........oh please! post the recipe for the cheesecake part too?? ty!

fishnlady

Here is the cheesecake part of the crust recipe. I have made this through the years and I always get requests for the recipe. The secret to good cheesecake is to bake with moisture in the oven and to not overbake it.

Deluxe Cheese Cake
2 1/2 Pounds Cream Cheese , room temperature
1 3/4 Cups Sugar
3 Tablespoons Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Orange Rind, Optional , grated
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Lemon Rind, Optional, grated
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
5 Large Eggs
2 Large Egg Yolks
1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
1 Deluxe Cookie Dough Recipe For Cheese Cake
Let cream cheese stand at room temperature till soft. Beat till fluffy.

Combine sugar, flour, salt, fruit rinds, and vanilla.
Blend into cream cheese gradually, keeping mixture smooth.
Add eggs one at a time blending in each one.
Add egg yolks one at a time blending in each one.
Gently stir in cream.
Turn into lined cheese cake pan. Bake in hot oven 400° for 12 minutes then lower temperature to 200° and continue baking for 2 hours or till center is jiggly but not runny. Cool then remove side of pan.
You can use a graham cracker crust in which case preheat oven to 200° and bake aprox. 3 hours. If cake does not test done in the center then turn heat up to 325° and bake until center of cake tests clean in the center.
This cake will bake up nicer if a small pan of water is placed on the bottom of the oven to provide moisture while cake is baking.

Anne T

My cheesecake has no crut. You bake in a water bath. Comes out great. Hope this helps.

hapytlk

used to work for a restaurant and made their cheesecakes...1 c crushed graham crackers, 2-3 T melted butter, dash of cinnamon..press into bottom of springform pan..bake on 350 for about 10 minutes..just to 'set' it.

Aurora

These are the basic ingredients in my graham cacker crust, but my favorite recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of cinnamon added to the crust. It adds that something extra to make this easy crust a little special.