Strange Things

The Cheesecake Recipe

erratic_prophet | 02 December, 2005 13:06

I unabashedly used this recipe from epicurious.com and made a few minor tweaks. I didn't top with sour cream and I mixed the ginger snap cookies with graham crackers and chopped them roughly (for added texture). I also baked it in a bain marie (water bath) to insure there would be no cracking. (Cracking occurs when the proteins bind too tightly from high heat, the water ensures slow and even heating.)

Now, I'm not sure of the availability of the ingredients outside of the states, so you may have to experiment with others (creme fraiche for sour cream, mascarpone cheese instead of cream cheese, etc.). I also don't know how to convert into metric. Good luck with that as you're on your own there.

Enjoy!