Tarta de queso americana: sencillamente la mejor tarta de queso

Ingredientes

• 180 g Graham Crackers or biscuits
• 90 g butter
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 900 g cream cheese
• 250 g sour cream
• 250 g sugar
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1 whole vanilla
• 1 lemon , juice and zest
• 4 eggs
• 1 pinch salt

Preparación

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 160 °C for a fan oven

2. 2

   Line the bottom of the spring form pan with baking paper.

3. 3

   Crush the cookies in the food processor and place in a bowl

4. 4

   Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat

5. 5

   Add salt, sugar, and cinnamon to the biscuits.

6. 6

   Put the butter on top and mix everything together quickly and pour into the prepared spring form pan

7. 7

   distribute and press firmly with the bottom of a measuring cup

8. 8

   Bake for 10 minutes

9. 9

   Remove from the oven and allow to cool and meanwhile start making the cream.

10. 10

    In the meantime, preheat the oven to 210 °C

11. 11

    In a large bowl, whisk together the cream cheese, salt, and sugar.

12. 12

    Scrape the vanilla out of the vanilla bean and add it.

13. 13

    Add 3 tablespoons of lemon juice and the zest of the lemon.

14. 14

    Add the cornstarch and stir everything together briefly

15. 15

    Add one egg at a time, beating until the egg is incorporated into the mixture.

16. 16

    Add the sour cream and mix until smooth.

17. 17

    Wrap at least 4 layers of aluminum foil around the bottom of the spring form pan so that no water can flow into the pan.

18. 18

    Heat water in a kettle

19. 19

    Put the cream cheese mixture on the pre-baked base and place the spring form pan in the water bath/ water basin

20. 20

    Careful hot! Add water in the basin (not on top of the cake) and CAREFULLY place in hot oven.

21. 21

    Bake for 10 minutes at 210 °C

22. 22

    After 10 minutes, turn the oven down to 100 °C and let it bake for 55 minutes

23. 23

    Turn off the oven, but leave the cheesecake in the closed oven to cool for about 2 hours

24. 24

    Remove after 2 hours and chill in the fridge overnight

25. 25

    Garnish with fresh berries and enjoy