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(Shot by Christopher Hirsheimer & Melissa Hamilton, Bon Appétit, May 2013)
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This lovely piece of food art was submitted by my lovely follower ragingcomics! great job!!! ;) Here is the recipe he used
(Quelle: ragingcomics)
You guys, THIS is a very important tutorial that I wish had more notes. If you want a perfect cheesecake with NO CRACKS. I mean a flawless piece of cheesecake art… this is your tutorial… just sayin’… Click the link for full details~~~TheCakeBar
No Crack Cheesecake! (recipe/tutorial)
This is a request I get all the time… ‘how do I make a cheesecake that doesn’t crack…?’ This is a good tutorial with pics!
Here are some general rules I use:
- If you don’t want to do a Bano De Maria (placing the cheesecake in a water tub) Place a pan of boiling water inside the oven while the cheesecake is baking. The water is what keeps the cheesecake moist enough so it it won’t crack.
- Put the Springform pan inside another pan even if you’re not doing a Bano De Maria because the springform can leak and cause a mini fire in your oven. Or you can use foil like the pics on this recipe (this recipe does this so the water won’t get into the cheesecake) but it’s still a good idea to do this because of leakage that can happen with springforms.
- If the recipe requires a Degree of let’s say 350 or 325… go lower put it on 300 and bake it for an extra 10 minutes or so. The lower heat/longer baking time will prevent the cracks.
- If it does crack. DONT PANIC. Generally, once the cheesecake get’s out of the oven and cools down it deflates ON ITS OWN. As it deflates, the cracks can seal in pretty nicely… Just don’t touch it and let it do it’s own thing. also to avoid deflation let cheesecake cool down in oven (slightly cracked open and turned off) if you take cheesecake out the oven right away it will deflate. Let it cool down completely inside oven ;)
- These techniques I also use when making mini cheesecakes on my mini cheesecake pans. ( BTW, I have an AMAZING MINI CHEESECAKE PAN) :D
CRACK Free cheesecake, may seem hard to achieve but it really isn’t!
Need more help? Contact me @thecakebar I love to help!
Cheese Breadsticks
Makes 9-10 breadsticks
Tang Zhong/Water Roux:
1 oz (25g) bread flour
5 oz (125g) waterWet Ingredients:
2 oz (65g) water
1 large (60g) egg, lightly beaten
2 3/4 oz (75g) tang zhong/water rouxDry Ingredients:
1 teaspoon (6g) salt
1 oz (30g) sugar
1.5 cups + 1 tablespoon (195g) bread flour
3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon (90g) all purpose flour
2 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon (14g) baking milk powder
2 teaspoons (6g) yeastOther Ingredients:
3 tablespoons room temperature unsalted butter, cubed
1 egg yolk with 1 teaspoon of milk for egg wash
1 cup Mozzarella cheese
1.5 tablespoons chopped parsleyMethod:
Preparing the Tang Zhong/Water Roux
Add 1oz bread flour to 5oz water in a sauce pan. Stir to mix.
Turn the heat to low and keep stirring the mixture until it becomes paste-like. Use a candy/cooking thermometer to monitor the temperature. Remove from the heat once the mixture reaches 149°F or 65°Celsius.
Transfer the mixture into a glass or stainless steel bowl. Cover the surface with saran wrap/cling wrap. Let it sit to cool down to room temperature or refrigerate for later use.
Tang Zhong Dough
Attach the dough hook on your mixer. Transfer the Wet Ingredients to the bottom of the mixing bowl. Add in the salt and sugar first and then the other Dry Ingredients with the yeast added last.
Set the speed to low. When all the ingredients are well combined and the dough is not sticking to the side of the bowl, then turn the speed to medium speed until gluten forms. TDepending on mixer, mine took about 5-6 minutes.
Slowly sdd the butter to the dough in 3 batches and let it mix at slow speed until the dough looks not sticky. Be patient, this step may take a bit of time. When all the butter is kneaded into the dough, set the speed to medium and let it knead for 6-8 minutes until the window pane test (see picture).
Grease a bowl, round the dough and gently leave it in the bowl. Cover the bowl with saran wrap and let it rise for 40 minutes or until it double in size. Dust your finger with some flour, insert it into the center of the dough until you touch the bottom. If the dough in the hole doesn’t rise up, then it is ready for the next step.
Divide the dough into 9-10 smaller portions. Round the dough like a ball, cover with saran wrap and let them rest for 10 minutes.
Line the baking trays with parchment papers.
Next, use your hand to flatten the dough to release the air. Turn the dough bottom side up and roll it up. Seal the opening tightly from one end to the other. Roll it out into a log about 8-10 inches long. Place each log on to the baking tray about 2 inches apart. Cover the baking tray with saran wrap and let it proof for another 40 minutes or until it almost double the size.
Preheat the oven at 350°F. Prepare the egg wash.
Brush the dough with the egg wash and sprinkle with the cheese and chopped parsley. Bake them for 14-16 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack when is ready.
For freshness, store the Cheese Breadsticks in air tight container.
Cook’s Notes:
Yuo can use the oven to proof the dough. Remember to remove any cover. Place your dough inside the oven in the middle rack. Pour in some boiling water into another pan and place this underneath the baking tray with the dough. Turn the heat to 400°F for 1 minute, turn it off and do not open the door until the recommended proofing time.
You can use any type of cheese you prefer.
