Just2bleu Lemonberry Cheesecake By Bird Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9-inch (23-cm) springform pan with cooking spray.
• Use a measuring cup to gently press the graham cracker crumbs into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spray the crust with cooking spray. The crust will not be very thick.
• In a blender, combine the cottage cheese, cream cheese, eggs, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, flour, and vanilla and blend until smooth. Pour into the crust and bake for 40 minutes. Let cool completely. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, or up to overnight.
• Toss the berries with a pinch of sugar. Serve the cheesecake cold, topping each slice with some of the berries.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Prepare crust: Combine graham crackers, sugar, and melted butter in a bowl. Put crumb mixture into a springform pan or a 9-inch pie plate and use waxed paper to press down into the bottom.
• Prepare filling: Combine cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in lemon juice and zest. Pour into the crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the center is almost set when you gently shake the pan, about 40 minutes. Continue baking and checking in 5-minute intervals if needed. Remove from the oven and immediately place in the refrigerator until chilled, 2 to 4 hours.
• While the cheesecake is chilling, prepare sauce: Mix sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice in a medium pan over medium heat until cornstarch dissolves. Add water and 1/2 of the blueberries and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to a simmer and simmer for 2 minutes. Crush blueberries with a potato masher. Remove from the heat and mix in remaining blueberries and lemon zest. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate along with the cheesecake until ready to serve.
• To serve, slice cheesecake and top with blueberry sauce.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare three 8" round cake pans with parchment paper, butter and flour or just use silpat. If you don't have 3, try 1 square or 1 larger.
• Sift dry ingredients into medium bowl.
• Transfer 1 tablespoon flour mixture to larger bowl. Add fresh blueberries and toss to coat them with flour. Set remaining flour mixture and blueberries aside.
• Stir whole milk, sour cream, vanilla extract, lemon extract and lemon zest in small bowl.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar, until pale yellow and very fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Beat in eggs one at a time, until well combined. Mix in flour mixture alternately with milk mixture, starting and ending with flour mixture.
• Stir until just combined. Gently fold in blueberries. Divide batter equally among the 3 cake pans.
• Bake cakes until toothpick inserted into centre comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
• Cool cakes in pans on racks for about 10 minutes, then invert onto racks until completely cool.
• Frost with Recipe #477445 or your choice.

Steps:

• FRESH LEMON CURD: In a double boiler, over medium heat, whisk all the ingredients together. Cook the sauce until thick, about 10 to 12 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and cool. Makes about 1 ½ cups of Lemon Curd.
• CAKE: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a small mixing bowl, combine the butter and graham cracker crumbs together. Press the crust into the bottom of the prepared pan.
• In an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth and creamy, about 5 minutes. Beat in 1 cup sour cream, Goats cheese, and sugar until the mixture is smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl occasionally.
• Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add the vanilla and lime juice and continue to beat until the batter is full incorporated and smooth. Pour mixture into the prepared pan. Then place the pan into a waterbath. (a waterbath is a pan larger than the cake pan, filled with water half the height of the cake pan).
• Bake for 1.5 hours, or until the center reaches 147F with an instant read digital thermometer. Remove the cake pan from the larger pan and set aside to cool on a rack.
• Run a knife between the cake and the rim of the pan. Do not release the spring. Refrigerate a minimum of 4 hours.
• SAUCE: In a small bowl, whisk together the 1/2 cup sour cream and Grand Marnier. Spread over the top of the cake. Serve the cake with the lemon curd and some fresh raspberries.

Steps:

• For the cake:.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter and flour a 9" cake pan.
• In a bowl, mix together the butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add the eggs, lemon extract, milk, ricotta, flour and lemon zest, and beat well for 2 minutes on high speed.
• Pour into your prepared pan.
• Bake 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool.
• Topping:.
• Combine the blueberries, lemon, sugar and 1/2 cup of water, and cook until thickened. Remove and cool.
• Once the cake has cooled, dust lightly with the powdered sugar.
• Serve a small slice with a spoonful of blueberry topping.

Steps:

• Shake with cracked ice.
• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Steps:

• CRUST: Process wafers in food processor or blender until fine crumbs; combine with remaining ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Press evenly in the bottom of a greased 9 inch spring form pan; chill for an hour.
• FILLING: Beat sugar & eggs in a large bowl until thick & pale; add next 4 ingredients, beat until well combined & pour over crust, spreading evenly.
• Bake in preheated 325F oven for 1 to 1/1/4 hours until centre is almost set.
• Run a knife around the inside edge of the pan to allow the cheesecake to settle evenly; let stand in the pan on a wire rack until completely cooled.
• TOPPING: Combine berries & sugar in a heavy saucepan; heat & stir on medium for 5 to 7 minutes to dissolve sugar.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for another 5 minutes to release juice from the berries.
• Combine the water & corn starch in a small cup until smooth; add to blueberry mixture, stir until thickened and allow to cool.
• ASSEMBLY: Pour topping over cheesecake in pan & smooth the top; Cover & chill for at least 6 hours & preferably overnight.