Blueberry Shortbread Cheesecake Food

BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Combine butter and graham cracker crumbs and press firmly and evenly onto bottom of 9 X 13-inch baking pan.
• Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar, eggs and vanila, beating until well blended. Set aside.
• Stir jam until softened and spread evenly over crust; sprinkle with blueberries. Top with cream cheese mixture.
• Bake 30 minutes or until slightly puffed. Cool completely in pan.
• Refrigerate leftover bars for up to 3 days.

BLUEBERRY SHORTBREAD CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine the butter, flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor. Process until mixture begins to form small lumps; press into the bottom of a 2-quart baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes; remove from oven. Reduce oven's heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Beat the cream cheese and 1 cup of sugar in a bowl until soft and creamy. Stir in the eggs one at a time, until smooth. Gradually stir in the sour cream, vanilla, and lemon zest. Pour the mixture over the crust.
• Bake until firm to the touch, 45 to 55 minutes. Meanwhile, make the topping by combining the blueberries, sugar, and cornstarch in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook until thickened. Allow mixture to cool.
• Pour the cooled blueberry mixture over top of the cream cheese layer. Chill assembled cheesecake in refrigerator overnight.

BLUEBERRY SHORTBREAD BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place butter cubes in the freezer for 15 minutes.
• Whisk together flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl. Sprinkle in Chinese five-spice powder.
• Cut in frozen butter using a pastry cutter until the butter pieces are about the size of peas. Mix in egg yolk and continue cutting in until thoroughly combined. Drizzle in ice water and stir to combine. The dough should just come together when pinched between your fingers.
• Pour about 3/4 of the crumb mixture into an ungreased 9x9-inch baking dish. Press the mixture down firmly using the back of a spoon. Spread blueberries in one layer and sprinkle with remaining crumbly dough.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden and sides are crisp and browned, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely before serving.

BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a bowl whisk cream cheese until smooth and whisk in eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Evenly spread preserves over hot shortbread and pour cream-cheese mixture over it. Bake in middle of oven until slightly puffed, about 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan and cut into 24 bars. Bar cookies keep, covered and chilled, 3 days.

BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F with a rack in the middle.
• Crust:
• In a medium bowl, stir the cookie crumbs, sugar, butter, and salt to combine. Press the mixture evenly onto the base of a 9-inch springform pan.
• Transfer the pan to the oven and bake the crust until lightly golden, 10 to 12 min. Let the crust cool to room temperature, then wrap aluminum foil around the bottom and side of the springform pan. Place springform pan in a large roasting pan. (You'll be baking it in a hot water bath later.) Turn down the oven to 325°F.
• Heat a large kettle of water to a simmer. (You'll use this for the waterbath.)
• Filling:
• In a medium saucepan, combine the blueberries, lemon juice, ¼ cup granulated sugar, the scraped seeds of the vanilla bean, and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the berries have broken down and are very soft, 4 to 5 min. Let the mixture cool slightly, then transfer to a food processor and blend until the mixture forms a relatively smooth purée. Cool to room temperature.
• Add the cream cheese and the remaining 1-1/4 cups granulated sugar and process until the mixture is very smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, and process just until each is combined, scraping the bowl a few times throughout the process.
• Pour the filling over the cooled crust. Carefully pour enough hot water from the kettle into the roasting pan to come about halfway up the side of the springform pan. Transfer the roasting pan to the oven and bake until the edge of the cheesecake is set but the center still jiggles slightly when you shake the pan, 60 to 75 min.
• Turn the oven off and leave the cheesecake inside the oven with the door propped open for 20 to 30 min. Remove the pan from the oven and remove the cheesecake from the water bath. Cool to room temperature, about 1 hour, then refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• Gently run a knife around the edge of the chilled cheesecake, then remove the outer ring. Gently slide a large spatula around the outside edge of the cake to remove from the base, if desired.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whip attachment, whip the whipping cream and powdered sugar until medium peaks form. Spoon over the top of the cheesecake, then spread into an even layer. Garnish with blueberries.