Aussie Masterchef

rainrain1, Aug 2, 5:32am
They're going to stuff it up tonight folks

elliehen, Aug 2, 5:55am
I've had a request from a friend for yesterday's Cheesecake recipe, but didn't see the programme.Is it the Donna Hay 'Classic Baked Cheesecake'?

matt-wgtn, Aug 2, 6:00am
you should be able to download it by watching it "on demand"worthwhile watching as there were lots of great tips.

elliehen, Aug 2, 7:42am
Got it, thanks :)

Classic Baked Cheesecake - Donna Hay
Ingredients
Base
1/3 cup ground almonds (almond meal)
¾ cup plain flour
¼ cup caster sugar
90g chilled butter, chopped

Filling
330g cream cheese, softened
500g fresh ricotta
4 eggs
1 1/3 cups caster sugar
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
¼ cup lemon juice
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1½ tablespoons cornflour
1½ tablespoons water

Strawberries and raspberries, to decorate

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Method
1. Preheat oven to 150°C.

2. To make the base, place the ground almonds, flour, sugar and butter into a bowl. Rub mixture with your fingertips until it forms coarse crumbs.

3. Line the base of a 20cm spring form tin with non-stick baking paper. Place the base mixture in the tin and press gently with fingers until even and then smooth out with the back of a spoon. Bake for 15 minutes or until light golden, set aside.

4. To make the filling, place the cream cheese, ricotta, eggs, sugar, lemon rind, juice and vanilla in a food processor. Combine the cornflour and water until smooth and add to the cheese mixture. Process the mixture until smooth.

5. Grease the sides of the cake tin with a little butter and then pour the filling over the base. Tap lightly to remove any air bubbles. Bake for 1 hour. Turn the oven off and stand the cake in the oven for 1 hour, leaving the door closed. Refrigerate until cold and serve with fresh berries.

marcs, Aug 2, 12:12pm
are you guys watching the second series or the third?

245sam, Aug 2, 1:57pm
marcs, Tuesday night's episode was Episode 25 of Series 3.:-)).

juliewn, Aug 2, 2:08pm
Hi Shirley :-)
How are you?