Old English Beer Cheesecake Food

OLD ENGLISH BEER CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For crust, mix flour and sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Add beer 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring with a fork. Shape dough into a ball. Chill.
• Roll out on floured surface to a 13- to 14-inch circle. Fold in quarters. Gently unfold in a 8-inch springform pan. Even edge of crust so it extends about 2 inches up sides of pan (1 1/2 inches up sides if using a 10 inch pan). Prick all over with fork.
• Bake at 425 degrees 10 minutes. Prick again and press to sides. Bake 10 minutes more or until slightly golden.
• For filling, mix chopped raisins, almonds, and peel.
• Process cottage cheese, flour and eggs until smooth, using food processor or electric blender. (Do in several batches in blender.).
• Add sugar, beer, and nutmeg; blend until smooth. Stir in raisin mixture. Pour into cooled shell.
• Bake at 300 degrees 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours, or until set. Cool to room temperature for serving. Dust with confectioners' sugar and top with whole unblanched almonds.

ENGLISH TOFFEE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For Crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine first five ingredients in med bowl.
• Add butter and stir until moist clumps form.
• Press into bottom and 1 inch up sides of 10 inch springform pan.
• Bake 5 mins, or until set.
• Set aside.
• Reduce oven temp to 325 degrees F.
• For Filling: Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until blended.
• Beat in one egg at a time, until blended.
• Beat in both extracts.
• Pour half of mixture into prepared crust.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 inch toffee pieces.
• Top with remainder of cream cheese mixture.
• Bake until edges are puffed but center is barely set- approx 55 minutes.
• Topping: Mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla in medium bowl until smooth.
• Pour topping over hot cheesecake and bake another 5 minutes, until just set.
• Transfer to cooling rack for 10 minutes.
• Run knife around edges.
• Chill overnight.
• Remove pan sides and place on serving platter.
• Sprinkle with extra crushed toffee.
• Enjoy!

MAIDS OF HONOUR - OLD ENGLISH TUDOR CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 220C/450F/gas7 and lightly grease a 12 hole bun or muffin tin.
• Roll out the pastry and stamp out 12 fluted rounds - try to make sure that they are at least 1/4" bigger than needed, as the puff pastry shrinks during baking.
• Line the bun tray with the pastry rounds and chill them whilst making the filling.
• Place the curd cheese or cottage cheese into a large mixing bowl and add the beaten eggs, cream, sugar, orange flower water or rose water and almonds.
• Mix well and then add the mixed dried fruit, mixing again well.
• Spoon the filling into the pastry cases and bake the tarts for 15-20 minutes or until well-risen, golden brown & firm to the touch.
• Allow them to cool a little and then carefully remove them and place them on a wire rack to cool completely.
• Arrange them on an attractive cake platter and sprinkle with icing sugar to serve.