Real German Cheesecake

Name: Real German Cheesecake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 150 g flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 (1/3 ounce) package vanilla sugar or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 70 g sugar; 1 egg yolk; 1 tablespoon heavy cream; 70 g butter; 750 g low-fat Quark cheese; 1 (1/3 ounce) package vanilla sugar or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon flour; 1 tablespoon vanilla pudding mix (or substitute with 1/2 tsp vanilla extract and 1tsp cornstarch); 1/2 lemon, zest of; 3 egg yolks; 200 g sugar (or less); 80 ml heavy cream; 100 g soft butter; 4 egg whites; 1 pinch salt

Submitted by ChefBrigitte

"Traditional German Kaesekuchen. Shortbread crust and a moist light lemony filling. Simply delicious."

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Ready In:: 2hrs
Ingredients:: 18
Serves:: 12

ingredients

dough for a 26cm springform
150 g flour
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking powder
1 (1/3 ounce) package vanilla sugar or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
70 g sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon heavy cream
70 g butter
cheese filling
750 g low-fat Quark cheese
1 (1/3 ounce) package vanilla sugar or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon vanilla pudding mix (or substitute with 1/2 tsp vanilla extract and 1tsp cornstarch)
¹⁄₂ lemon, zest of
3 egg yolks
200 g sugar (or less)
80 ml heavy cream
100 g soft butter
4 egg whites
1 pinch salt

directions

preheat oven, see tips on temp below.
Dough: sift flour with baking powder.
add remaining ingredients, butter last and thoroughly knead to form soft dough (with machine or manually), press into bottom and about 3/4 inch up sides of springform coated with butter, and pierce with fork to prevent bubbles when baking. Put in fridge to chill while preparing filling.
Filling: beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff, when cutting with a knife the cut should be visible and not disappear.
set aside.
combine all other ingredients very thoroughly.
fold in egg whites slowly (I prefer doing this by hand with a plastic spatula).
pour into springform and bake at slow heat for about 1.5 hours.The temperature totally depends on your oven. My oven bakes very hot so I set it to 280-290°F I think the recommended temp is 300-325°F.