• “And what is the taste of New York?” asks Ruth Reichl in her book Garlic and Sapphires. “To much of the world it’s cheesecake.”

    New York cheesecake

    Serves: 12 slices
    Cooking Time: 1 hour 10 mins plus extra for chilling

    Ingredients

    • 30g walnuts, chopped
    • 100g ginger nut biscuits, crumbed
    • 3ml ground cinnamon
    • 60g butter, melted
    • 3 eggs
    • 500g full-cream cream cheese, softened to room temperature
    • 200g sugar
    • 2ml salt
    • 10ml vanilla extract
    • 750ml sour cream
    • fruit, to garnish (optional)

    Instructions

    1

    Preheat the oven to 190°C. Lightly grease a 23cm springform baking tin.

    2

    Combine the nuts, biscuits, cinnamon and butter, and press into the tin. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.

    3

    Beat the eggs well and combine with the cream cheese, sugar, salt and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth. Blend in the sour cream and pour into the crust.

    4

    Bake until just set, about 35 minutes. Allow to cool then chill for about 5 hours or preferably overnight – it seems to taste better.

    5

    To serve, top with your favourite fruit such as strawberries, kiwi fruit slices or blueberries.

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