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Baked Chocolate Cheesecake—Prototype 18:
2-to-1 Blend of Yogurt Cheese and Cottage Cheese:
Prepare ahead of time 32 ounces of yogurt cheese, derived from two 32-ounce
containers (that's 64 ounces altogether) of nonfat yogurt. If the resulting
yogurt cheese falls below 32 ounces, add back enough of the whey (that was
strained out from the yogurt) to make up the difference. To this yogurt cheese
combine one 16-ounce container of whipped, lowfat cottage cheese.
Grease a 9 1/2" (or 9") pan, but do not wrap foil around it until just
before the batter is added (spreading the crust in an already wrapped pan can
result in greater disturbance to the foil, thus increasing leakage risks).
Chocolate Crust:
4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, melted
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
8 oz. (1 cup) 2-to-1 blend of yogurt cheese and cottage cheese (see above)
3/8 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 oz. finely ground All-Bran
Place resulting mixture in the greased pan and pre-bake without tub at 300
degrees for 10 minutes, then cool enough to comfortably touch at least the pan's
upper sidewall.
Chocolate Batter:
4 tablespoons melted/softened butter
3/8 cup cocoa powder
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons arrowroot
40 ounces (5 cups) 2-to-1 blend of yogurt cheese and cottage cheese (see above)
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs
Wrap the pan in foil at this point. Carefully pour the batter over the crust and
bake this cheesecake in a hot water tub at 300 degrees for 105 minutes (if using
a 9 1/2" pan). Then shut off oven and cool cheesecake down while still in
it (and in tub), with door slightly ajar, for an hour. Afterwards, remove from
oven and tub and continue to cool down at room temperature for another 105
minutes, then remove from pan and refrigerate.
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