STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

For the base

250g digestive biscuits 100g butter , melted

For the cheesecake filling

600g soft cheese $or% 100g ici!g sug#r

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2&'ml (ot double cre#m 100gms (ureed str#$berries

For the topping

'00g str#$berries 25g ici!g sug#r

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Ste( )!e crush the biscuits

*#%e the b#se+ ,utter the b#se of # 2-cm loose.bottomed or s(ri!g form ti!/ 0ut the biscuits i! # (l#stic food b#g, crush to crumbs usi!g # rolli!g (i! #!d (ut them i!to # bo$l/ Ste( T$o melt #!d mi1

2 *elt the butter i! the micro$#ve ge!tl3 i! # (#! if 3ou"re !ot micro$#ved u(/ 0our the melted butter i!to the biscuit crmbs #!d mi1 thoroughl3 u!til the crumbs #re com(letel3 co#ted $ith butter/ Ste( three fi!ish the b#se

Ti( the crumb mi1ture i!to the (re(#red ti! #!d (ress firml3 i!to the b#se $ith the b#c% of # s(oo! to cre#te #! eve! l#3er/ 4hill i! fridge for 1 hr to set firml3/ Ste( four m#%e the filli!g

1 0ut the soft cheese #!d ici!g sug#r i!to # l#rge bo$l #!d be#t $ith #! electric mi1er u!til smooth/ Slo$l3 (our i! the cre#m #!d co!ti!ue be#ti!g u!til the mi1ture is com(letel3 combi!ed/ Ste( five #dd str#$berries

0ut 100gms of str#$berries i!to # bo$l #!d (ur5e 6this c#! be do$! $ith #! electric ble!der or # for%7/ Stir i!to the cheese filli!g mi1ture the! $his% thoroughl3/ 1 1 Ste( seve! set the filli!g 4#refull3 s(oo! the cre#m mi1ture o!to the biscuit b#se, m#%i!g sure there #re !o #ir bubbles Smooth the to( of the cheesec#%e do$! $ith the b#c% of # dessert s(oo! or s(#tul#/ 8e#ve to set i! the fridge over!ight/

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remove from mould

9bout -0 mi!s before servi!g bri!g the cheesec#%e to room tem(er#ture/ To remove the b#se first sli( # sh#r( %!ife #rou!d the edge of the ti!/ If 3ou"re usi!g # s(ri!g form (#!, o(e! cli( ge!tl3 #!d remove the ri!gs/ If 3ou"re usi!g # loose bottom ti!, (l#ce the b#se o! to( of # c#!, the! gr#du#ll3 (ull the sides of the ti! do$!/ Sli( the c#%e o!to # servi!g (l#te, removi!g the li!i!g (#(er #!d b#se/ Ste( !i!e to( it off

1 0ur5e h#lf the str#$berries i! # ble!der or food (rocessor $ith 25g ici!g sug#r #!d 1 ts( $#ter, the! sieve/ Slice the rem#i!i!g str#$berries i! h#lf le!gth$#3s #!d (ile o!to the c#%e, the! (our over (ur5e/