Name: Vanilla spice cheesecake
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 3/4 cup plain flour; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ground nutmeg; 1/3 cup caster sugar; 80 gram butter, melted; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/3 cup (45g) roasted hazelnuts, chopped coarsely; 1/4 cup apricot jam, warmed, strained; 1 vanilla bean; 250 gram cream cheese, softened; 500 gram ricotta cheese; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; 2/3 cup caster sugar; 2 eggs

Ingredients

3/4 cup plain flour

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

ground nutmeg

1/3 cup caster sugar

80 gram butter, melted

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/3 cup (45g) roasted hazelnuts, chopped coarsely

1/4 cup apricot jam, warmed, strained

1 vanilla bean

250 gram cream cheese, softened

500 gram ricotta cheese

2 tablespoon lemon juice

2/3 cup caster sugar

2 eggs

Method

1.Grease 24cm springform tin.

2.Sift flour, spices and sugar into medium bowl; stir in butter, extract and nuts. Press mixture over base of tin. Place tin on oven tray; refrigerate 30 minutes.

3.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced.

4.Bake base about 20 minutes or until browned lightly. Spread with jam. Reduce oven temperature to 150°C/130°C fan-forced.

5.Make filling by splitting vanilla bean in half lengthways; scrape seeds into medium bowl. Add cheeses, juice and half the sugar; beat, with electric mixer until combined. Beat remaining sugar and eggs in small bowl with electric mixer about 5 minutes or until thick and creamy; fold into cheese mixture.

6.Pour filling into tin; bake about 35 minutes. Cool cheesecake in oven with door ajar.

7.Refrigerate cheesecake 3 hours or overnight. Serve cheesecake with cream, if desired.

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