Best Grannies Cheesecake Omas Käsekuchen Recipes

GERMAN CHEESECAKE (KäSEKUCHEN)

Steps:

• Add the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder into a medium-sized bowl and give everything a stir with a spoon.
• Cut up the cold butter into small cubes and add them into the bowl. Also, add the vanilla extract and the egg into the bowl.
• Mix everything with the spiral dough hooks of your electric mixer or your clean hands until the dough is well combined and forms a ball. Cover the bowl with cling film and place it in the fridge.
• In a separate large bowl, mix the eggs with the sugar using the normal beaters of your electric mixer until you have a creamy mixture. Add the pudding powder and vanilla extract and mix again until everything is well combined. Then add the oil and the lemon zest and mix again.
• In another bowl, whip the cream using clean (!) beaters of your electric mixer.
• Fold the whipped cream and quark into the mixture in the large bowl little by little using a spatula or large spoon. Make sure everything is well combined and there are no lumps. Set the mixture aside.
• Line the bottom of your 9 1/2 inch springform pan with parchment paper and grease the sides. Also preheat the oven to 330 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Take out the dough from the fridge and sprinkle your countertop with a little bit of flour. Roll out your dough using a rolling pin until it is just a bit larger than your springform pan. Place the rolled out dough into the pan and press it into place. You should have a crust of approx. 1 inch going up the sides of the pan.
• Once your crust is fitted well, pour the filling into the pan and make sure it is evenly distributed using a spatula or spoon.
• Bake the cake in the lower third of your oven for 60-70 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool fully before removing the ring of the springform pan. You can dust the cheesecake with powdered sugar before serving (optional).

GRANNIE'S CHEESECAKE - OMA'S KäSEKUCHEN

Steps:

• Crust: Sift flour, baking powder and sugar together on a flat surface.
• Make a well in the center.
• Add egg yolks, and liquid.
• Mix with some of the flour to make a thick paste.
• Cut butter into small pieces, put on top of paste, cover with flour and quickly mix into a smooth dough.
• Pat about 1/2 of the dough on bottom of 9" spring form pan.
• Knead one tbsp flour into the remaining dough.
• Attach side of pan to bottom.
• Shape dough into a roll and lay on side of pan and work up the side about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2".
• Prick dough several times with a fork.
• Bake at 400ºF for about 10 minutes or till lightly golden brown.
• Filling: Place cottage cheese in solid weave straining bag.
• Drain overnight or squeeze as much liquid as possible from cheese to make about 3 1/4 to 3 1/2 cup cheese.
• Mix the pudding mixes with 1/2 cup milk, set aside.
• Bring remaining milk and sugar to boil, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Add pudding/milk mix and bring back to boiling, stirring constantly until thick.
• Remove from heat.
• Add cheese and extract and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Add sultanas.
• Beat egg whites into snow, slowly adding sugar beating well after each addition.
• Fold egg white into cheese mix and turn into crust lined pan.
• Smooth out surface.
• Brush: Mix egg yolk and water.
• Gently brush top of cheese mixture.
• Bake at 275ºF to 300ºF for 45 to 60 minutes.
• This cake should not rise very much during the baking.
• It seems that it gets too tall reduce the heat.
• To tell if the cake is done, shake the form gently, the center should jiggle just a little.
• Remove cake from oven and, unlatch the side and gently remove crust from side.
• Leave sides in place and let cake cool completely.