New York Style Cheesecake Recipe
New York style cheesecake recipes are made with cream cheese and combined with Italian cheese cakes that are made with ricotta cheese. New York style cheesecake recipes are made with a particular silky style of cream cheese which was developed in the New York area in the early 1920s.
New York style cheesecake recipes were introduced by Jewish delicatessens in New York City. Arnold Reuben Jr., owner of the legendary Turf Restaurant at 49th and Broadway in New York City, a descendant of immigrants from Germany, claimed his family developed the first cream cheese cake recipe. In 1929, Reuben’s New York style cheesecake recipe won a Gold Metal at the World’s Fair.
The qualities that make Reuben’s classic New York style cheesecake recipe is a graham cracker crust, a creamy texture, and distinct lemon flavor that is firm but light in density. Below you will find his Classic New York style cheesecake recipe.
Classic New York Cheesecake
Crust:
Heavily coat 10-inch spring form pan with cooking spray
1 1/2 cups commercial graham cracker crumbs
5 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. honey
1/4 cup sugar
Mix ingredients together with hands until well blended and crumbs appear moist. Pour into pan. With hands, spread evenly across the bottom and pat down firmly.
Filling:
5 8-ounce bars cream cheese, at room temperature
2 Tbsp. flour
1 Tbsp. confectioners' sugar
11/2 cups sugar
grated rind of 1 lemon
1/2 tsp. orange liqueur
3/4 tsp. vanilla
2 egg yolks at room temperature
5 eggs at room temperature
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place first five ingredients in large mixing bowl and beat on high until they are completely blended. Add vanilla and 2 yolks, and beat again. Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Pour into prepared pan. Batter will fill pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
Top will be golden. Lower oven temperature to 200 degrees and bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until top browns, cake feels bouncy to the touch, and a toothpick tests clean. Cool to room temperature. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before serving this classic New York style cheesecake recipe.
Yield: 16-20 slices
The history of cheesecake was believed to have originated in ancient Greece. The first recorded mention of cheesecake was served to the athletes during the first Olympic Games held in 776 BC. Centuries later cheesecake appeared in America, the recipes brought over by immigrants.
If you ask a New Yorker, the only cheesecake makers and connoisseurs are in New York. Every New York restaurant seems to have their own version of a New York style cheesecake recipe and thus the cheesecake from New York has been re-named New York cheesecake.
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