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White Chocolate Cheesecake
1
1
⁄
cups (375 ml) graham
2
cracker crumbs
1 tablespoon (15 ml) sugar
1
⁄
cup (80 ml) butter, melted
3
4 8-ounce (900 g) packages
cream cheese
Preheat oven to 325ºF (160ºC). In a medium bowl mix graham cracker
crumbs, 1 tablespoon sugar, and butter. Butter a 9-inch (23 cm) spring form
pan. Press crumbs onto bottom and
Using flat beater attachment, beat cream cheese on setting 4 until smooth.
Add 1 cup sugar and continue to beat. Add one egg and beat until mixed.
Turn off mixer and scrape sides and bottom of bowl. Add remaining eggs one
at a time beating after each addition. Reduce speed to setting 2 then add
lemon and vanilla. With mixer running on setting 2 slowly pour in melted white
chocolate. Mix just until blended. Pour mixture into prepared crust and bake
1 hour and 15 minutes or until cheesecake is slightly browned around the
edges. The center may still look "wet." Let cool completely before serving.
Makes 16 servings.
Fluffy Sweet Potato Pie
2 eggs, separated
15-ounce (425 g) can sweet potatoes,
drained OR 1 cup (250 ml) mashed
3
⁄
cup (175 ml) light brown sugar,
4
packed
1 tablespoon (15 ml) flour
1
⁄
teaspoon (1.25 ml) salt
4
Preheat oven to 375ºF (190ºC). Using whisk attachment on setting 12, beat egg
whites until stiff but not dry. Set aside. Using flat beater and the same bowl (not
necessary to wash) beat egg yolks and sweet potatoes on setting 6. Blend until
smooth. Add brown sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Blend until mixed.
Reduce speed to setting 2 and add milk and vanilla. Stir. Turn off mixer and
scrape sides and bottom of bowl. Add the beaten whites and mix on setting
4 until incorporated. Pour into pie shell. Bake 40 minutes or until filling is set.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
1 cup (250 ml) sugar
3 eggs
1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon juice
1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla
6-ounces (170 g) white chocolate,
melted
1
⁄
-inch (1 cm) up the sides. Set aside.
2
⁄
teaspoon (1.25 ml) cinnamon
1
4
1
⁄
teaspoon (2.5 ml) nutmeg
2
3
⁄
cup (175 ml) evaporated milk or
4
whipping cream
1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla
9-inch (23 cm) deep dish unbaked
pie shell
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