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6 BAYSWATER NEWS, SUMMER 2018
What’s Cooking
Cherry Cheesecake What’s
Cooking
with Ashley, Group Executive Chef
The festive season is upon us and Ingredients: Method for Cherry Sauce:
cherries are a standout food that
symbolises Christmas in Australia. 750g cream cheese 1. Bring all ingredients to a
Their season is quite short (late 3 eggs simmer in a pot
October – late January). The cherry 1 cup sugar 2. Cook for 5-7 minutes
auction is about to be held at the 3/4 cup sour cream 3. Add the cornflour, stir
Sydney Markets (a charity event that 2 tspn vanilla essence 4. Remove pot from heat as it
sees vendors at the markets bid for 1 tspn cherry oil or flavour thickens
the first box of the season!) The 1 tspn rose water
health benefits of cherries include 500g cherries Method for Cheesecake:
antioxidant and anti-inflammatory 250g digestive biscuits
properties. With this new cheesecake 125g butter, softened 5. Place biscuits, butter, water in
recipe if you can’t obtain fresh 15ml water food processor until combined
cherries, frozen/tinned versions are 6. Grease/line base of a baking
fine! Morello cherries can also be tray
substituted; giving the cake a real 7. Press base into baking pan
continental taste. Cherry Sauce: 8. Bake @ 150° for 30 mins
9. Place remaining ingredients in
Wishing all of our residents, staff and 500g cherries
families an enjoyable and safe 1/2 cup caster sugar food processor, except cherries
Christmas and New Year. and the puree
1/2 cup water 10. Add cherries and pulse 3-4
1 tbspn cornflour, mix with times
water 11. Poor mix over the cooled
1 tbspn lemon juice base and smooth evenly
12. Bake @ 140° for 30-40 mins
13. Allow to cool & refrigerate
14. Cut using a hot knife
15. Serve with a dollop of cherry
sauce - enjoy!
